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Welcome to @ParksCanada’s Archaeology Twitter feed! Tweeting for all you archaeology buffs. • Terms: • En français : @PCArcheologie

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ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓯᒪᔭᑎᑦ ᑕᕝᕙ! ᑕᕝᕙᐅᑯᐊ ᐊᑕᖏᖅᑐᑦ 2023−ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᓚᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ #ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᖅᑳᓂ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᒦᔭᕐᕕᒥᓃᓐᓄᑦ (1/2)

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You’ve been waiting for it! Here are all the 2023 field season details following #ParksCanada’s Underwater Archaeology Team’s dives at the Wrecks of #HMSErebus and #HMSTerror National Historic Site.⚓ We’ve made some fascinating discoveries! Have a look 👉 https://t.co/F8EUaBl6VJ

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#DidYouKnow rebels in Upper Canada created their own currency during the 1837 Rebellion?🤯

Thanks to Rebel leader William Lyon Mackenzie, rebels had the ability & tech to print their own money, like this $10 note, which was printed & signed by Mackenzie himself!💵 #OurVaults 🗝

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This wooden diorama depicts French explorer Jacques Cartier’s ships ⛵ arriving in North America in 1534. Carved by Médard Bourgault, a self-taught Quebec sculptor, it is 1 of approximately 4,000 works created throughout his lifetime! 🤯 #OurVaults 🗝

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You can also listen to our #ReCollections episode 🎙, where we talk about the volcanic catastrophe and the cholera pandemic that led to the creation of the Irish Memorial NHS! It's here or on your favourite podcast app. ▶ https://t.co/PfUHTTeJ5k
#OurVaults 🗝

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This horse-drawn ambulance🚑was purchased in 1889 for the Grosse Île quarantine station. It transported sick passengers😷to the hospital in the eastern sector of the island. #OurVaults 🗝

Learn more about this history in our #GoogleArtsandCulture exhibit: https://t.co/fDIRRNFhnw

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You can also listen to our #ReCollections episode 🎙, where we talk about the story of Marie Marguerite Rose, enslavement & freedom at the #ForteressedeLouisbourgNHS in the 18th century. It's here or on your favourite podcast app. ▶ https://t.co/kF6YO9NYxy

#OurVaults 🗝

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There might be a connection between this 18th century tea bowl🍵 found at the Fortress of Louisbourg and Marie Marguerite Rose, an enslaved woman who lived there. #OurVaults 🗝

Explore our #GoogleArtsandCulture exhibit to find out more: https://t.co/b7GbRVdV3q

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You can also listen to our #ReCollections 🎙 episode about this Norse expedition to Newfoundland, their encampment & the artifacts found there!

Listen right here or on your favourite podcast app. ▶ https://t.co/lE8juuroyH
#OurVaults 🗝

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1000 years ago, a Norse expedition sailed⛵to Newfoundland & a vital artifact was found at their encampment! This bog iron nail is the earliest evidence of iron smelting in North America! #OurVaults 🗝

Visit with our #GoogleArtsandCulture virtual exhibit: https://t.co/hzTOJoesPL

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You can also listen to our #ReCollections 🎙episode, in which we talk about Madam Ruby Scott’s life, Dawson’s Gold Rush heyday and the boom/bust cycle of both the mining and sex work industries. Listen right here or on your favourite podcast app. ▶ https://t.co/kF6YO9NYxy

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This 1930s dress👗 was found in a wall at Ruby’s Place, a former brothel with an intriguing history that's now part of Dawson Historical Complex NHS! #OurVaults 🗝

Read more about it & its owner Madam Ruby Scott through our #GoogleArtsandCulture exhibit:
https://t.co/gV1PIyX0ou

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For the music lovers! 🎵 This London-made upright piano was brought to Canada in 1822 by the English Reverend Robert Blakey. 🎹 A symbol of middle-class wealth and status, pianos like this would have sat in the parlour of many Victorian homes. 🎼 #OurVaults! 🗝

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150 years ago these decorative pig-shaped pen-wipes were writing desk classics 🐖, used to clean the nibs of fountain pens. 🖋 Most homemade pen-wipes used felt or velvet, while some used dolls or even taxidermied bird heads! 🐤 #OurVaults!

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#DYK that this canoe 🛶 was used during ice canoeing races before being used to resupply residents and workers at Grosse Île NHS during winter? 🚣 Crossing the frozen river with this canoe is definitely an extreme sport! #OurVaults! 🗝

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This ram horn container 🐏, or “mull”, carried snuff for use in ceremonial spaces where smoking was prohibited 🚭. The elaborate ritual of sharing snuff was an important part of high society. 😎 #OurVaults! 🗝

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Dye-ing to know more about historic textiles? 📖 This early Victorian handwritten notebook contains samples and recipes for bleaching, printing and dyeing cotton calico fabric. 🎨 #OurVaults 🗝️

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ᐅᐱᕐᖓᑦᓵᖑᕋᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᔭᖓᓂᓗ #ParksCanada ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᐃᖅᑳᓂ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓚᕆᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᓕᒥᓃᑦ ᑭᕕᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᐅᕆᐸᔅᓯᒥᓂᕐᒧᑦ #HMSErebus! ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕕᑦᓴᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ ➡ https://t.co/QP2fR7lD51

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This past spring and summer the #ParksCanada Underwater Archaeology Team returned to the site of #HMSErebus! ⚓ Find out more about this year’s research ➡ https://t.co/1GNu9eGMXs
#FranklinExpedition

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Fancy a drink?🍾 These salt-glazed stoneware jugs were produced in 16th-18th century Europe. These Beardman, Bartmann, or Bellarmine jugs transported liquids like alcohol globally and were even found at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site. ⛪ #OurVaults! 🗝