Matrix Heritage

Official account of Matrix Heritage, archaeological & heritage consultants based in Eastern Ontario. Preserving the past by planning & building for the future.

[OAS Archaeology @OntArchSoc]

Two chapter meetings this week!

[National Capital Commission @NCC_CCN]

You never know what you’ll dig up during #ArcheologyMonth! ⛏ 

Take a look at some of the many artifacts discovered at Leamy Lake Park.👀

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

JOB POSTING! Matrix is currently looking for Field Technicians for the Fall 2023 field season. For more details check out our job posting:

https://t.co/4Kg5UGTuZ5.

#careers #archaeology #ontarioarchaeology #fieldwork #crmarchaeology

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

In 2022, Duncan spent hours on a quad bike conducting geophysical surveys of portions of the battlefield revealing many anomalies. This season will be spent ground-truthing.

Follow along with @DigWaterloo to see what the 2023 field season reveals!
#archaeology #fieldwork

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

Our Senior Archaeologist Ben Mortimer recently journeyed to Belgium to assist Matrix team member Duncan Williams with his PhD fieldwork at the Battle of Waterloo site. Ben says the experience of working on such a significant site has been unforgettable!
#archaeology #fieldwork

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

We are excited to announce the expansion of our heritage services with the addition of Julie Harris, Senior Architectural Historian and Heritage Planner.

#history #heritage
#culturalheritage #heritageplanning #culturalresourcemanagement

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

@AwesomeOttawa This is rewarding activity prohibited under the Ontario Heritage Act. They are not “saving history” but destroying it & archaeological sites. Activities such as this should not be encouraged, made public, nor awarded. The proper term is looting, & they are looters.

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

MEdia outlets like @CBCOttawa @OttawaMorning also recently shared the story (screenshot from their newscast - is that a copper point?!?!). Activities such as this should not be encouraged, made public, nor awarded. The proper term for this is looting, and they are looters.

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

We recently heard @AwesomeOttawa is rewarding the "Digging Dudes" who metal detect and dig up artifacts in Ontario. This is prohibited under the Ontario Heritage Act. @OntArchSoc @APA_Ontario @ExploreON

[Awesome Ottawa @AwesomeOttawa]

November's award will support The Digging Dudes and their hunt for Ottawa Valley treasures! https://t.co/NFHLxaSZEZ #ottawa #ottcity #myottawa #treasurehunting #metaldetectorist #metaldetecting #detectorist #detectorists

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

Section 48 of the OHA forbids conducting archeological field work without a permit or the removal of any artifact or physical evidence of past human activity.

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

[David Attenborough voice] "Here we've found the elusive Senior Archaeologist. Well adapted to the stresses of the office environment, habituated to emails and phone calls, it misses regular digging experience and is maladapted for life in the wild."
#archaeology

[OAS Archaeology @OntArchSoc]

Registration for our 2022 Hamilton Symposium is open! Register Now! We look forward to seeing everyone!

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

A burial site investigation we did as Paterson Group, pre-Matrix Heritage.

[Museum of History @CanMusHistory]

By looking at it today, you would never know that part of downtown Ottawa was built on the first settlers’ cemetery of Bytown.

Read the new blog from Dr. Janet Young, to learn more about what DNA analysis can tell us about early Bytown settlers. https://t.co/1VV3RvbaAR

[Heritage Ottawa @HeritageOttawa]

Discover the mid to late-19th century community that was LeBRETON FLATS! Our next WALKING TOUR explores its history + context as revealed by archaeological investigations of the past decade | Join us SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 | Pre-Register on our website @ https://t.co/rqdDje0s4n

[National Capital Commission @NCC_CCN]

This artifact is a projectile point type known as Otter Creek and is between 5,500 and 6,000 years old!

More frequent flooding is washing away archaeological resources like this – thanks for your interest in archaeology and learning about the pre-contact history of the region.

[National Capital Commission @NCC_CCN]

Take part in our public digs at Leamy Lake Park in partnership with the archaeological field school of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg and the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation: https://t.co/IeRlSoAV0g

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

Read more here: https://t.co/FUDERilS2X

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

It looks like Matrix team member Duncan Williams is having fun in Belgium conducting his PhD fieldwork! He's already surveyed a couple dozen hectares at the Battle of Waterloo site & excavations with @DigWaterloo team uncovered a burial.
#archaeology #phdlife

[Matrix Heritage @Matrix_Heritage]

It's #AskAnArchaeologist so ask us your questions about archaeology in Ottawa, Ontario, and beyond, and our archaeologists will share their knowledge!

#archaeology #OntarioArchaeology #canadianarchaeology

[OAS Archaeology @OntArchSoc]

The Symposium Committee for the 2022 Annual Symposium of the Ontario Archaeological Society is calling for Sessions and Papers!

Paper abstract should be limited to 200 words. Please submit no later than August 1st, 2022.

Please send submissions to [email protected]