WINTER PNWAS,
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
The Edziza Ice Patch Work,
Central B.C. Canada
By Duncan McLaren,
Cordillera Archaeology, the Hakai Institute, and the
University of Victoria
Central B.C. Canada
By Duncan McLaren,
Cordillera Archaeology, the Hakai Institute, and the
University of Victoria
Tahltan First Nation crew hiking to some ice patches to survey in Central B.C.
PNWAS ZOOM Meeting
Thursday December 5th 2024
starting at 6:30 PM
To join the ZOOM Meeting and see the presentation
please become a member today!
Thursday December 5th 2024
starting at 6:30 PM
To join the ZOOM Meeting and see the presentation
please become a member today!
The thawing ice patches of Mount Edziza Provincial Park, B.C. Canada, have unveiled a cache of ancient artifacts dating back 7,000 years.
Crew begins surveying an Edziza Ice Patch
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An obsidian reduction station revealed by receding snow (see
biface artifact below).
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As a source for some of the best obsidian, the Edziza Ice Patch has beautiful examples of collected and processed obsidian.
One of the many obsidian artifacts found in the melting ice. Photo
from Duncan McLaren
These stone and perishable artifacts, primarily connected to the interior Tahltan First Nation, offer
insights into their daily lives.
insights into their daily lives.
A 3,000-year-old pair of sticks wrapped in animal hide found in the
ice. Photo from Brendan Gray
The 6,200-year-old stitched animal hide as it looked in the melting
ice (A) and after unfolding (C). A close-up photo (B) shows the knotted sinew and a stitch. Photos from Brendan Gray, Genevieve
Hill and Megan Doxsey-Whitfield
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Tahltan crew member, Kenzie, finds a preserved ancient
walking staff recently melted out of the ice.
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