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Public Archaeology in Canada

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Public Archaeology in Canada has taken a number of forms over the years, starting with the excavations conducted by publicly funded agencies and museums in the mid-twentieth century. These were sometimes carried out in order to facilitate the reconstruction of historic sites deemed of federal, provincial, or municipal significance, usually for combined scholarly and touristic purposes. The multi-year research programs initiated at Quebec City, those at Fortress Louisbourg, and at numerous other military sites across the country all may be deemed “archaeology in the public interest,” (a term so aptly used for naming the Center for the Study of Archaeology in the Public Interest at the University of Indiana, Bloomington), if not archaeology actually done by members of the public, as the term has sometimes come to be interpreted more recently (Fry 1986; Taylor 1968).

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Pointe-à-Callière is an archaeology museum in Montréal, Québec. Staff there were interviewed with the understanding that their identities would remain confidential.

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    Jim Molnar is an archaeologist with Parks Canada Archaeology Branch.

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    Daniel Rosset was a former manager of Heritage Education and Interpretation at Parks Canada, Gatineau, Québec.

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Lea, J., Frost, K.S. (2011). Public Archaeology in Canada. In: Okamura, K., Matsuda, A. (eds) New Perspectives in Global Public Archaeology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0341-8_5

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