Past Events & Activities

2023 Olson Site Public Archaeology Days July 8, 9, 22 and 23

Pierson Wildlife Management Area, Melita, MB

In 2018, the discovery of a modified bison scapulae along a creek in Melita indicated evidence of Indigenous cultivation, as scapulae were used by Indigenous peoples as hoe blades.

In 2019 Brandon University (BU) and the Manitoba Archaeological Society (MAS) conducted an initial investigation of the site to determine if the site was intact, which it was.
 

Virtual Manitoba Day Archaeology Question and Answer Session

via Zoom

Virtual Manitoba Day Question and Answer Session

Members of the Manitoba Archaeological Society will be available to answer your questions about Manitoba archaeology

Please join us via Zoom from 1:00-3:00 pm on Saturday, May 13th.

Topic: MAS MB Day Question & Answer Session

Time: May 13, 2023 01:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://brandonu-ca.zoom.us/j/99459119635

Meeting ID: 994 5911 9635

2022 Public Archaeology Days - July 22 to 25

Pierson Wildlife Management Area

Brandon University archaeologist Dr. Mary Malainey and the Manitoba Archaeological Society invite you to visit us at the Pierson Wildlife Management Area. 

We are working at sites located about 15 km south of Melita, just west of Highway 83 in the Pierson Wildlife Management Area. Site excavations will be taking place on the prairie level adjacent to the highway and in the Gainsborough Creek valley. The slope down to the site in the valley is quite steep. The site on the prairie level is more accessible.

2022 Manitoba Archaeological Society Conference and AGM

Best Western Premier Winnipeg East, 900 Regent Avenue W, Winnipeg, MB.

2022 MAS Conference and Annual General Meeting

PDF icon 2022 MAS Conference Poster

MAS Conference and AGM 2021

Nov 20 2021 - 12:00am
Virtual

The Manitoba Archaeological Society 2021 Conference and AGM will be held online Saturday, November 20, 2021.
The virtual conference will be available to PAID members. If you are interested in attending, please email us at mbarch@mts.net, and let us know and we will provide a link. 

Leo Pettipas will discuss challenges to nurturing interactions between related disciplines in schools.

2021 Public Archaeology Days at the Olson Site July 30 to August 2

Jul 30 2021 - 12:00am to Aug 2 2021 - 12:00am
Melita, Manitoba

Brandon University archaeologist Dr. Mary Malainey and the Manitoba Archaeological Society invite you to visit us at the Olson site. 

Manitoba Day - Provincial Heritage Agency Messages

Youtube

Please use this link to view Manitoba Day messages from Provincial Heritage Agenices, including the Manitoba Archaeological Society!

https://youtu.be/D17TrNjDDnI

 

2021 Manitoba Day

Virtual

Virtual History Seminar

Mar 18 2021 - 12:00am
Zoom

MAS Conference and AGM 2020

Nov 7 2020 - 12:00am
Virtual

The Manitoba Archaeological Society 2020 Conference and AGM will be held online on November 7, 2020.
The virtual conference will be available to PAID members. If you are interested in attending, please email us, and let us know and we will provide a link. 

Conference Schedule:

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