Check it out: former IPIA scholars Lyndsay Dagg and Dr. Liam Wadsworth are co-authors on a great new paper about the John Ware homestead, a homestead belonging to one of the prairies first Black residents. 🏺
New publication alert ⚠️ Grateful to have been part of this meaningful project celebrating Black history in western Canada.
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
Just got back from two weeks in the southern Gulf Islands- great way to kick off the postdoc!
Another day, another site that looks suspiciously like Tatooine.
A fun interview write-up about my work in advance of my convocation next week! www.ualberta.ca/en/arts/facu...
Just got back from a great week in Prince Rupert. Trained some community members in GPR +LiDAR and started planning some postdoc work. Twas a great few days!
Just gave the last lecture for the first class I've taught. I was blown away at the end by the students who wanted to tell me about how much they enjoyed the class. However, I did feel like the final boss in a video game when I countered each with "Thanks... see you on Monday for the Final Exam!"
On friday, I successfully defended my PhD dissertation!! I am so incredibly grateful for all those who have supported me on this journey. Looking forward to the next chapter!
Elbows up, Canada.
Communties need reliable sources of information and guidance to help support the sacred work of searching for missing children. The defunding of the NAC is a huge setback for the work.
I wonder when POTUS will declare war on the calendar. Clearly, February is an unjust deal, paying for a month but only getting 28 days...
Weak students.
Back when I was an undergrad all I ever wanted was to have class outside. Now that I'm an instructor, all I get is "can we have a zoom lecture, it's too cold" and "can we please go inside". What happened to this generation?
What a blast! I ran a Indigenous Archaeology Micro Course this fall. Not only did we excavate on reserve, but we then brought Indigenous students from Northern Alberta to U of A for classroom and lab learning. Watch the video to learn more! We hope to run more of these...
Just taught my first official class to Introduction to Archaeology at UofA! Should be a fun semester. :)
Had a great time in NOLA last week for the #SHA2025. I co-organized a wonderful session with @archaeomapper.bsky.social, and even got to sneak out and see some swamp (+sleepy gators) in a fanboat!
The worst part of the holiday break is that our hockey teams are on break too.
Annual pilgrimage to Monkeytown, New Brunswick.
Just read you and Jennie's editorial! What a great introduction to an important volume. Congrats to all involved! :)
After being trapped in Early View purgatory for over a year, the article @mapsworth.bsky.social, @archaeomapper.bsky.social, and I wrote together has *officially* been published in a special issue of Archaeological Prospection! Available open access below:
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The abstract deadline for ICAP 2025 - the International Conference on Archaeological Prospection has been extended to December 20th: www.prospect.ugent.be/icap2025/
I see it as writing breaks... she sees it as me finally doing my job (throwing the ball)!
Ok, I'll say it... I do community work for the food.
This past week I hosted some amazing visitors at UAlberta (press release soon) as we collaborate on a site in Northern Alberta.
During which they kept me well fed on delicious dry fish. Labwork had never been tastier!
Hi Bill, could you please add me too?
By the way... I also apply geophysics, drones, and remote sensing to archaeology. This will be a lot of my posts... and/or Penny.
Photo from the Gulf Islands with a Mala MIRA Compact.
Hello Bluesky!
A very academic Australian Shepherd x Border Collie reads the Smithsonian Handbook for North American Indians (Vol 6): The Subarctic edited by June Helm (1982).
Meet my dog "1952 Eviction Penny." We got Penny after I lost a bet with my partner, Rebecca.
Background: I archaeologically study Indigenous removal and dispossession at the request of Nations.
The Bet: Find me an artifact precisely dated to the eviction at my PhD site and we get a dog.
Result:
