NSM Archaeology
@nsmarchaeology.bsky.social
A behind-the-scenes perspective on the Nova Scotia Museum’s Archaeology Collection – news, curious artifacts, and more.
The Fort St-Louis project has wrapped for the season! One last photo - here an archaeologist adopts a spring peeper pose to map a feature (also known as archaeology yoga!) @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @mnhnovascotia.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social #archaeology
July 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Fort St-Louis project has wrapped for the season! One last photo - here an archaeologist adopts a spring peeper pose to map a feature (also known as archaeology yoga!) @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @mnhnovascotia.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social #archaeology
Finishing up at Fort Saint-Louis with final recording and excavation of the baulks between units. Crew members Liz & Solène record a cellar feature. NSM Curator Kayla Rudderham & Margee Paul of the Sipekneˈkatik Archaeology Training School excavate a baulk @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social #archaeology
July 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Finishing up at Fort Saint-Louis with final recording and excavation of the baulks between units. Crew members Liz & Solène record a cellar feature. NSM Curator Kayla Rudderham & Margee Paul of the Sipekneˈkatik Archaeology Training School excavate a baulk @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social #archaeology
Another blue trade bead! And a mini overview of some of the artifacts that we see from Fort St-Louis - fine and utilitarian ceramics, flakes of stone from ballast flint, and some glass wares. All windows into daily life at the fort! #archaeology @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Another blue trade bead! And a mini overview of some of the artifacts that we see from Fort St-Louis - fine and utilitarian ceramics, flakes of stone from ballast flint, and some glass wares. All windows into daily life at the fort! #archaeology @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
Last week, the Fort St-Louis crew found a white tin-glazed vessel in one of the units. Initially thought to be a medicine pot, the remnant end of handle suggests that this might be a decorative piece for the table. #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Last week, the Fort St-Louis crew found a white tin-glazed vessel in one of the units. Initially thought to be a medicine pot, the remnant end of handle suggests that this might be a decorative piece for the table. #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
We’re wrapping up a week of public digs at Fort St-Louis. Rained out one day but otherwise a busy schedule of volunteers learning to carefully excavate and identify artifacts @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social @somag.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We’re wrapping up a week of public digs at Fort St-Louis. Rained out one day but otherwise a busy schedule of volunteers learning to carefully excavate and identify artifacts @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social @somag.bsky.social
Want to see more of this field season’s artifacts (of course you do)? Stop by the Open House at the Old Courthouse Museum in Barrington Thursday July 10 from 6-8pm to see what we’ve found! #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Want to see more of this field season’s artifacts (of course you do)? Stop by the Open House at the Old Courthouse Museum in Barrington Thursday July 10 from 6-8pm to see what we’ve found! #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
More artifact cleaning! Can you spot one of our star finds, a blue trade bead? #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
More artifact cleaning! Can you spot one of our star finds, a blue trade bead? #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
Another stellar year for artifacts at Fort St-Louis - here are a few of our highlights thus far, including a green glazed earthenware jar, a tiny early pipe bowl, and a large bit of French tin glazed ceramic #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Another stellar year for artifacts at Fort St-Louis - here are a few of our highlights thus far, including a green glazed earthenware jar, a tiny early pipe bowl, and a large bit of French tin glazed ceramic #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
Despite some hot weather, the excavations are moving forward at Fort St-Louis, with some new units opening up and new faces joining us on site. #CanArch #fieldwork #archaeology @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Despite some hot weather, the excavations are moving forward at Fort St-Louis, with some new units opening up and new faces joining us on site. #CanArch #fieldwork #archaeology @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
Today we are on site at Fort St-Louis and at the pop up lab space at the Old Courthouse Museum in Barrington, giving the artifacts a good cleaning. Stop by either site for a visit if you’re in the neighbourhood! #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today we are on site at Fort St-Louis and at the pop up lab space at the Old Courthouse Museum in Barrington, giving the artifacts a good cleaning. Stop by either site for a visit if you’re in the neighbourhood! #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
One full week completed at Fort St-Louis with steady progress on a variety of units, plus visits from archaeological and museum colleagues. #canarch #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @somag.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
One full week completed at Fort St-Louis with steady progress on a variety of units, plus visits from archaeological and museum colleagues. #canarch #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @somag.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social
We are into our first week of the 2025 field season at Fort St-Louis, with many enthusiastic participants already on site @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
We are into our first week of the 2025 field season at Fort St-Louis, with many enthusiastic participants already on site @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social
Welcome to Caro, a Fleming College museum studies intern, who is helping us work through some @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social archaeology collections projects - including sorting out older collections' inventories. Archaeology isn't only trowels and digging, it's also spreadsheets and counting!
May 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Welcome to Caro, a Fleming College museum studies intern, who is helping us work through some @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social archaeology collections projects - including sorting out older collections' inventories. Archaeology isn't only trowels and digging, it's also spreadsheets and counting!
Good news! We've received funding to head back to Fort St-Louis for another season with our community partners. We plan to be on site from mid-June to mid-July. Stay tuned for more information about public digs and events! www.barringtonmuseumcomplex.ca/fort-st-loui...
April 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Good news! We've received funding to head back to Fort St-Louis for another season with our community partners. We plan to be on site from mid-June to mid-July. Stay tuned for more information about public digs and events! www.barringtonmuseumcomplex.ca/fort-st-loui...
Behind the scenes as we put the final pieces in place for the new Pjila'si gallery. Amazing to see all the elements coming together (and all the hard work that's bringing it into being). The gallery will open to the public tomorrow (March 7th). @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Behind the scenes as we put the final pieces in place for the new Pjila'si gallery. Amazing to see all the elements coming together (and all the hard work that's bringing it into being). The gallery will open to the public tomorrow (March 7th). @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social
Ceramic cup from a downtown Halifax site. Makes you wonder - who was Richard?
January 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Ceramic cup from a downtown Halifax site. Makes you wonder - who was Richard?
How about this one! Fort Saint-Louis in Nova Scotia. We're hoping to return to this @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social project in 2025 #FieldworkFriday
January 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
How about this one! Fort Saint-Louis in Nova Scotia. We're hoping to return to this @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social project in 2025 #FieldworkFriday
Are we doing Throwback Thursdays over here on Bluesky? Here's a fun photo of me as an undergrad in my Forensic Archaeology field school. I'm in green (trust me), trying to avoid being devoured by blackflies in the woods of Mount Uniacke
January 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Are we doing Throwback Thursdays over here on Bluesky? Here's a fun photo of me as an undergrad in my Forensic Archaeology field school. I'm in green (trust me), trying to avoid being devoured by blackflies in the woods of Mount Uniacke
Some boldly coloured, sponge-decorated ceramics (mid 1800s) from an incoming collection excavated in North End Halifax. Someone was setting a festive table!
November 29, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Some boldly coloured, sponge-decorated ceramics (mid 1800s) from an incoming collection excavated in North End Halifax. Someone was setting a festive table!