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QUICK INDEX |
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Archaeology Kit |
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Museum Programs |
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Online Resources |
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For Teachers |
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| ARCHAEOLOGY KIT |
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OAS EDUCATION KIT |
Visiting educational speakers use the real artifacts found in the kit to explain archaeology in Ontario. Students can handle the artifacts. Click the link to see examples of the contents. |
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| MUSEUM PROGRAMS |
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Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum |
A cultural heritage centre with an emphasis on the collection, preservation and exhibition of local history, the promotion of fine arts and the celebration of natural heritage through beautiful landscaped gardens and walking trails. |
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Ancaster |
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Westfield Heritage Village |
The 'Village' consisits of more 35 historic buildings, spanning the Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian Periods of Ontario History (1750-1920). The village offers half day education 'modules'. |
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Dundurn Castle |
Home of Sir Alan McNab, Dundurn Castle serves as both a museum and education facility. The castle offers a variety of heritage based programs including archaeology. |
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Hamilton |
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Crawford Lake Conservation Area |
An exellent reconstruction of an early Iroquoian hamlet with longhouse and surrounding palisades. An adjacent museum boasts displays and information about the 'Pre-contact" societies living in the local region. Crawford Lake also offers a variety of school programs for students k-12, including a one day archaeological dig. |
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Milton |
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The Joseph Brant Museum |
Situated on the historic location of Captain Joseph Brant's Homestead, the museum offers public tours and education programs for students, K-12 including one module on historic "Iroquois Life". |
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Burlington |
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The London Museum of Archaeology |
The museum presents an exellent reconstruction of later Proto-historic or Historic Iroqoian society. The museum, which houses multiple collections of First Nations archaeological sites, is situated adjacent to a 16th century Neutral Confederacy Village with reconstructed longhouses, palisades, and sweatlodge. The museum exhibits both prehistoric and ethnographic displays. |
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London, Ontario |
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The Woodland Culture Centre |
The ventre houses both archaeological and ethnographic collections and contains exhibits, information, and education programs about the history and culture of the Iroquois and Algonkian Nations. |
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Brantford |
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The Royal Ontario Museum |
The museum is a world renown institute with impressive collections and exhibits from around the world. History, geology, palaeontology,archaeology, and astronomy highlight just a few of the topical exhibits. The R.O.M. offers many educational programs and tours to schools, general interest groups, and the public. |
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Toronto |
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Saint Marie Among the Hurons |
A reconstructed 16th century Jesuit Village and Trading Post set in the middle of Huronia. Reconstructed lifeways of both European and Historic Indian populations. The museum offers half-day, full-day, and overnight packages to schools & interest groups. |
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Midland |
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Ontario Museum Association |
Listings of locations, events, and publications in Ontario. |
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| ONLINE RESOURCES |
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Ontario Archaeology Society Resources |
Various resources on archaeology in Ontario. |
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The Canadian Atlas Online |
Canadian Geographics map database. Searches by theme, learning centre, games and quizzes. |
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The Virtual Museum of Canada |
A large collection of digital data, artifacts, painted images, and photographic displays about Canada's precontact, historical, and present day diversity. |
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Canadian Heritage Galleries |
Canada's historical landscape. |
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Archaeology for the Public |
Online material provided by the Society of American Archaeology. |
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| FOR TEACHERS |
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Six Nations Lands & Resources - Eco Centre |
The centre facilitates educational oppurtunities and experiences for it's schools and encourages the Six Nations' watershed neighbours to learn about it's community. |
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Oshweken |
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Six Nations Iroquois Program |
A teacher's resourse guide for integrating First Nations, Metis, and Inuit histories, cultures, and perpectives throughout the curriculum. |
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Brantford |
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