by Maya K. | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
Image credit: The Jewish Cemetery of Victoria, British Columbia I thought of cemeteries as dead. The times I’ve gone have been marked by sadness, which tends to bleed out into the rest of my memories until every vision I have of these spaces is rainy. The day of my...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jul 14, 2023 | Blog
A reflection of day 2 of 7 of our field course, in which we learned about the theory behind ground penetrating radar and made our first visit of many to the cemetery. Guest post by Cooper GPR with Dr. Whiting Yesterday was only the second day of our heritage &...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jul 14, 2023 | Blog
In a data-driven world, we need to honour and remember the people that make field experience possible, both the living and dead. Guest post by Jordyn L. *TW*- mentions of death, funerals, World War 2, please read with your wellbeing in mind. Well, we’ve only had two...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jul 7, 2023 | Blog
Yesterday we met as a team for the first time. We ended up needing to focus on classroom based activities as there was a funeral at the cemetery, but we found some good ways to keep busy, build relationships, and begin to develop the skills needed for our work. This...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jul 7, 2023 | Blog
Guest post by Anna What does it mean to do archaeological work that respects the community you’re working in? I thought about this a lot leading into the first day of class. The first day of a class always makes me nervous, but I was especially nervous going into...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 21, 2023 | Blog
A university syllabus is a long and detailed document that lays out the details for a course. It covers the basic structure and expectations for the course in question and all the relevant policies that apply. It serves as a sort of agreement between instructor and...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 11, 2018 | Blog
When it comes to envisioning their plans for the summer, most students dream of days on the beach perfecting their tan. Others may frantically apply for jobs or set out on adventures around the world. Most, however, don’t plan to spend part of their summer in a...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog
The Unknown I’ve always struggled with the ideas of cemeteries, holding the belief that gravestones are too objective. To describe someone’s entire being in just a few words leaving a feeling of discomfort. How do you simply get someone’s very essence across through...
by Danielle Fransen | Jun 4, 2018 | Blog
Last week we arrived at the cemetery and while waiting for our morning meeting our group noticed a lone grave, away from all the rest, against the front fence of the cemetery. We made a note to ask about it later, but our question was answered during a tour by Dr....
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 3, 2018 | Blog
In class on May 31st, my group learned many things in the classroom. We spent most of the day learning how to use programs such as PhotoScanPro and MeshLab, which proved to be both exciting and a little challenging. The purpose of PhotoScan was to learn...
