The New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast

Set your clock a half hour ahead, because today on the New Brunswick Archaeology podcast we’re talking to Don Holly about Newfoundland and, especially, the Beothuk. Whether you’re interested in agency and history in hunter-gatherer studies, or you want to know about some of the earliest Indigenous-European interactions in North America, you won’t want to miss this show. Don also reflects on the legacy of his collection of American Antiquity reviews, “Talking to the Guy on the Airplane,” conspiracies, and why being an archaeologist both is and isn’t like being an HVAC guy. Finally in this Era of fast takes, he tell us why he’s going to listen to the new T-Swift album a few more times before he forms his opinions on it.Show NotesSassaman and Holly, Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology as Historical Process https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/hunter-gatherer-archaeology-as-historical-processHolly, History in the Making https://www.amazon.com/History-Making-Archaeology-Subarctic-Woodlands/dp/0759120226Holly, Talking to the Guy on the Airplane https://thekeep.eiu.edu/sociology_fac/36/Holly Jr, D. H. and T. M. Friesen (2025). "The Archaeology of Forgetting, the Dorset, and Arctic Antiquity." Cambridge Archaeological Journal 35(4): 648–660.Holly, D. H., Erwin, J. C., Wolff, C. B., Hull, S. H., Samuels, A., & Brake, J. (2023). Scaling up and hunkering down: The evolution of Beothuk houses and households. North American Archaeologist, 44(4), 146-175. https://doi.org/10.1177/01976931231190427 Howley., 1915. The Beothucks or Red Indians https://archive.org/details/beothucksorredin00howlHit PiecesHolyoke, K.R. (2025) Carboniferous Cherts and the Archaeology of Washademoak Lake, New Brunswick, Canada. Archaeology of Eastern North America, 53: 29-56.Honsinger, A., A. Pelletier-Michaud, A. Anderson, M.G. Hrynick, and J.-H. Caroll-Pöhls. (2025). Provenance, Petrography, and Distribution of Quoddy-Speckled Mudstone: A Distinctive Lithic Raw Material from the Maine-New Brunswick Quoddy Region. Archaeology of Eastern North America, 53: 73-86CreditsSponsors: APANB, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)Producers: Emanuel Akel (Audio Engineer); Cody Pai (Video/Socials)Music Credits: Intro/Outro (Remix): Emanuel Akel, Original Title/Hit Pieces: Justin Hoenke

If you, like us, have ever been bewildered by the Early Woodland, this is the show for you. This week we’re joined by Dr. Jess Robinson, the Vermont State Archaeologist, and while "The radiocarbon dates are not voluminous", his knowledge about the Early Woodland is. A maple creemee is of course different from an ice cream, but is Middlesex the same as Adena? And as if that wasn’t enough excitement for one show, he teases a future research project on the material culture of Vermont’s maple industry.Show NotesRobinson IV, Francis W. “Jess”. 2015. “The initiation and maintenance of the Early Woodland interaction sphere (ca. 3,000-2,000 B.P.) : the view from six northeastern mortuary sites”https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1489/Ritchie, William A. (Bill). 1944. “The pre-Iroquoian occupations of New York State”, https://archive.org/details/preiroquoianoccu00ritc/page/n5/mode/2upFiedel, Stuart J. 2001. What happened in the Early Woodland? Archaeology of Eastern North America 29:101-142.Turnbull, Christopher J. 1976. The Augustine Site: A Mound from the Maritimes. Archaeology of Eastern North America. Archaeology of Eastern North America 4:50-62.Hit PiecesHolyoke, K. R., et al. (2025). "Diagnostic Late Palaeoindian Lanceolate Projectile Points from New Brunswick, Canada." PaleoAmerica : a journal of early human migration and dispersal: 1–12.Alex, Bridget, Jenny Ji, and Rowan Flad. 2025. "Regional disparities in US media coverage of archaeology research." Science Advances 11 (27): eadt5435. https://doi.org/doi:10.1126/sciadv.adt5435 . https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/sciadv.adt5435Credits:Sponsors: APANB, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)Producers: Emanuel Akel (Audio Engineer); Cody Pai (Video/Socials)Music Credits: Intro/Outro (Remix): Emanuel Akel, Original Title/Hit Pieces: Justin Hoenke

This fortnight, just like the September weather, a Canadian cold front is movin' in as we sit down to talk with Dr. Jonathan Fowler (St. Mary’s University) to talk about le Grand dérangement, and how historical archaeology is exploring Acadian deportation stories at Grand-Pré National Historic Site and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jonathan tells us about terrestrial geophysics, the irony in the source material for Longfellow's Evangeline, landscape archaeology, and uncovering a perspective on the past from the diaries of British officers and soldiers present at the time. The keen listener will also hear a little something new in the intro/outro compliments of Emanuel…Show Notes:Fowler, Jonathan, and Earle Lockerby, eds. 2013. Diaries of the Acadian Deportations: Jeremiah Bancroft at Fort Beauséjour & Grand-Pré. Vol. 1. Kentville, NS: Gaspereau Press.---, eds. 2025. Diaries of the Acadian Deportations: John Winslow at Grand-Pré. Vol. 2. Kentville, NS: Gaspereau Press.Fowler, Jonathan and Noël, Stéphane 2017 Poetry is Always Truer than History: The Curious Parentage of Acadian Archaeology, in Brooks, A. and Mehler, N. (eds.) The Country Where My Heart Is: Historical Archaeologies of Nationalism and National Identity. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, pp. 37-68.Robertson, Robbie. 1975. Acadian Driftwood. Northern Lights – Southern Cross. https://youtu.be/SycgViWySeE?si=K6x6kqH4HTKNOk6wGrand-Pré National Historic Site: https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/grandpreHit Pieces:SAPIENS anthropology magazine: https://www.sapiens.org/Dusseault, Marisa, Matthew Betts, Kristin M. Poduska, and Meghan Burchell. 2025. "Preliminary investigation of the local marine reservoir effect in Port Joli Harbour, Nova Scotia using archaeological M. arenaria shells." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 658: 112584. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112584 . https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003101822400573XHolly DH, Friesen TM. The Archaeology of Forgetting, the Dorset, and Arctic Antiquity. Cambridge Archaeological Journal. Published online 2025:1-13. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959774325100061Credits:Sponsors: APANB, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)Producer: Emanuel Akel LinkedInMusic Credits: Intro/Outro (Remix): Emanuel Akel, Original Title/Hit Pieces: Justin Hoenke

Just when you thought Season 3 was over, we come roaring back with a BONUS ep. This fortnight, Gabe and Ken are shedding our love of time travel for timeliness by delving into the contemporary challenges for the North American archaeological industry. Your co-hosts are talking with Society for American Archaeology President Christopher Dore about the sector-wide challenges archaeologists are facing as it relates to CRM, regulation, and career prospects for students. Talk about streamlining! Stay tuned for Season 4 next fortnight on the NB Arch Pod!Show NotesSAA Government Affairs: https://saa.org/government-affairs Contact info: gov_affairs@saa.orgSuggestions for Foreign Colleagues Traveling to the USA (June 2025): https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-governmentaffairs/tips_to_visiting_scholars.pdf?sfvrsn=f4ddab62_3 Heritage Business International: https://heritagebusiness.org/ Credits:Sponsors: APANB, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)Producer: Emanuel Akel LinkedInMusic Credits: Justin Hoenke (Title/Hit Pieces)

This fortnight we’re joined by Christian Theriault, the PEI Provincial Archaeologist, and Dr. Helen Kristmanson of L’nuey to chat about the latest in the archaeology of Prince Edward Island. It’s the perfect prelude to a summer trip to the island, and the perfect thing to listen to while you cross the Confederation Bridge. Show NotesArchaeology and Palaeontology PEI: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/archaeology-and-paleontologyL'nuey: https://lnuey.ca/Permian Fossil Finds: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-fossil-reptile-foot-1.7186305"5,000-year-old bone, thought to be from Mi'kmaw woman living on P.E.I., called historic find" https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6571530Hit pieces:Society for American Archaeology - Geoarchaeology Task Force: Statement on Deep Testing for Terrestrial Sites and Professional Qualifications for Geoarchaeologists in Cultural Resources Management in the US (2025) https://archaeology.blob.core.windows.net/container/docs/default-source/saa-news-and-press-statements/saa-gtf-statement-on-deep-testing-and-qualifications-for-geoarchaeologists-07mar25.pdf?sfvrsn=9fd8e4e7_2R. Lee Lyman, On the Number of Authors per article in American Antiquity and Author Contributions http://onlinedigeditions.com/publication/?i=847190&p=29&view=issueViewerCredits:Sponsors: APANB, UNB Grand Lake Meadows Endowment FundProducer: Emanuel Akel LinkedInMusic Credits: Justin Hoenke (Title)

This fortnight we’re joined by Dr. Matt Betts, the Curator of Eastern Archaeology at the Canadian Museum of History and the former head of the Canadian Archaeology Association’s Climate Change Committee to talk about some of the climate threats to the terrestrial and underwater archaeological record. Matt discusses the analytical challenges and inequalities introduced by climate change’s effects on the archaeological record, and calls for a renewed commitment to culture history. Show NotesPlace-Making in the Pretty Harbour: https://press.uottawa.ca/en/9780776627779/place-making-in-the-pretty-harbour/HMS Terror: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/HMS-Terror-Hardback/p/18506https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/burning-libraries-the-race-to-save-canadas-coastal-archaeological-sites-before-theyre-washed-away/Hit piece:“Did Clovis Hunters Kill All the Mammoths?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBG6PLQhQ0E“Butchering a Bison With Clovis Tools and Points” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmsrkFjPiKMCredits:Sponsors: APANB, UNB Grand Lake Meadows Endowment FundProducer: Emanuel Akel LinkedInMusic Credits: Justin Hoenke (Title/Hit Pieces) and Shayne Dahl (Hakuna Errata)

The New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast is on the road again! This fortnight, Ken is reporting from the first ever Canadian Cultural Resources Association Meeting in Toronto (and, of course, from an airport Chilis). Not only does Ken provide sober analysis and insight, he also gave a talk himself (we’ll post that along with his interview of himself some other time). If you’re interested in the future of the past, you won’t want to miss this episode and Ken’s interviews with: Marie-Anne Paradis (CCRA, Artéfact Urbain), Matthew Munro (Stantec), Matt Beaudoin (TMHC), Richard Grubb (ACRA, Richard Grubb and Associates), Kenneth Aitchison (FAME, Headland Archaeology)Aaron Detler (Haudenosaunee Development Institute), Maryssa Barras (ICOMOS Canada and City of Hamilton), Dallas Tomah (Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick), and Sara Beanlands (CCRA, Boreas Heritage Consultants)