Stones and Bones: Digging Up Alberta’s Past

Bring your collection of stones, bones and arrowheads to the MAG for identification by Chris Jass, paleontologist from the Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) and Kyle Forsythe, archeologist from the RAM. Do a dig and create some fossilized fun art projects to take home. This event is brought to you by the Archaeological Society of Alberta (ASA) Red Deer Centre in partnership with the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG).

This event will start with a blessing by Elder John Sinclair, followed by short remarks from the Archaeological Society of Alberta (Red Deer Center).

Colouring Contest!

Pick up a colouring sheet at the MAG or click here to print it (PDF). Colour it and bring it back to the museum on or before November 26th to be entered into a draw to win a mini Archaeology Kit!

Colouring sheet courtesy of the Archaeological Society of Alberta – Lethbridge Centre. From Exploring Archaeology in Alberta

About Chris Jass

Dr. Chris Jass is the Curator of Quaternary Palaeontology at the Royal Alberta Museum. He’s been exploring and studying Alberta’s Ice Age history for the past 14 years in that role. He received an M.S. in Quaternary Studies (Northern Arizona University) and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences (The University of Texas at Austin). Current research projects include development of a detailed description of the entire fauna from the Wally’s Beach site in southern Alberta. Prior to moving to Alberta, he worked extensively across the western U.S. and still maintains research programs in western South Dakota and Nevada.

 

About Kyle Forsythe

Kyle Forsythe is the Curator of Archaeology at the Royal Alberta Museum. He’s an expert in stone and organic tool technologies, and has worked with artifact assemblages from across Canada. Current research projects involve the use of D-Stretch to explore ochre staining on bone and antler artifacts and the symbolic associations of zoomorphic atlatl weights. He has an M.A. in Anthropology (Western University) and is currently completing a Ph.D. in Arctic Archaeology (McGill University).