Gorgets or Crescentic Pendants/Necklaces
An interesting artifact from Ya asqalu’i is the large shell neck ornament known to archaeologists as a “Gorget”. The English language name itself is interesting. It comes from a European tradition similar ornament, the last piece of traditional armour to still be worn by (some) armies today.
Kaien Siding/Ya asqalu’i Prince Rupert Report Completion
We are ecstatic – if that is possible still after such a marathon of effort and concentration – to announce that the Kaien Siding/Ya asqalu’i Archaeological Project Report has been completed and reviewed and is now ready for distribution.
Stone Chipped Bifaces
The picture above has ALL the bifacially flaked stone artifacts from GbTo-13 and GbTo-54; remarkably few for an assemblage with 4,500 artifacts in total. Of these, the top left one would normally be considered a unifacial scraper but it has a finely bifacially flaked end.
Ancient Names Resurface for Archaeological Sites in Prince Rupert
The Prince Rupert Harbour Project has been a series of exciting archaeological discoveries from its inception in 2006/2007. Only a couple of these though, matched the thrill (complete with goose bumps!) of finding that there was not only a Tsimshian name for the site we had been excavating and analyzing for so long, but there was a detailed story that incorporated the name multiple times.