NEWS pholo Mike Wakefield CAPILANO College archeology student Christy Power explains the use of a metal detector to a group of ele- mentary students in the Lower Seymour Conservation reserve. . Youth taught artifact respect Capilano College archeology ‘Students host discovery walk Vashti Singh Contributing Writer THE Lower our Conservation Reserve (LSCR) and Capilano College students are show- ing elementary school kids that archeological finds have a proper place. ’ And that place i is exactly where the artifacts are found. +... Fifteen archeology field school students recently helped 49 . Grade 6 and 7 students survey the area for artifacts. ’ The students from Grenfell secondary school.in Vancouver, were encouraged: to look and explore, bur: not to remove any- thing from the area. They were learning “how to identify and record archeologi- . cal sites,”.said Capilano College anthropology professor. Bob Muckle.. «. ‘ ‘He. explained that as’soon as something i is taken from a site, the history. that ir comes from is lest. “To archeologists, context is everything,” he said. By looking at artifacts in their original environment, stiadents can develop a greater sense of the background the objects come from. Th recent ‘wi is the first time such an event:has taken place at the conservation ‘Teserve, me , formerly tie the 3] 3 a §.Van Ho a Spm Seto 2-59 3 + §04-4504 | Leak end Feel 5 : Cail Marilyn or Poitip - Horbulife independent Distributors fo discuss and sample our proven nutritional programs - a 984-2446 info Eine, call anytime ! Office: 3737. Delbrook Plaza’ North Vancouver wwwdrinkandshrink.com » Stephen Andersen ; 922-8881 GER ANDERSON LAWRENCE Barristers & Solicitors: - - 1920s. ... Seymour Demonstration Forest, hosted two groups of elemen- tary school students that the Capilano field school students showed around. Roy Jantzen, the LSCR education supervisor, plans to expand the program nest year by offering simila: trips more fre- quently. “As opposed to looking at (artifacts) behind glass, we try to involve students,” Jantzen said. He sees room for 5 cross-disciplinary approach to learning in the LSCR. He pointed out that students learn local history, ccolegy and resource management from visits to the area. Muckle said this pioneering effort is a good move for natu- ralists and students alike because they can learn from cach other abour what is important in that particular area. The conservation reserve is particularly rich in archcological finds due to a six-cabin settlement that existed in the area in the After the buildings were torn down, the forest quickly grew _over the area. The students found old fence posts, concrete foundations and even an intact fireplace. -- The Ghosts of the Seymour tour will offer similar insights into the historic archeology of the area and is open to all age groups. Tours are scheduled for fuly 8 and 29. Prof. Bob Muckle will give a lecture about the Capilano stu- dents’ findings and host a walking tour in Septeinber. For more information, call the LSCR at 987-1273. In concert _The Capilano | Coll ‘ =A lons:call: 924-8171 ‘Ticket Price: $15 (cash vats Any Mini ven Sunday, June 25, 2000 - Nerth Shore News - 5 site preservation Fram pane 3 place the oral traditions in time. Indeed. while a reporter chats to Lepotsky she stops one of her students, Jesse Morin, who is working in she deepest hole on the site and asks him to clean the side of the trench with his trowel. As the earth is eur back more cleanly an unmistakeable rectangular out- line appears. A post hole has been discovered, but at an unexpected depth. The stu- dents choose that moment te serenade him with a song writ- ten during the lunch break, “1 wish that | had Jessie’s trowel.” The post hole is one of many riddles that may be puz- aled out in the lab after the dig closes. Two months in the field can easily create a year’s worth key to its secrets Am and Burrard Inlet resulted i a ran lage and pictographs (% Mga). Lepofsky is convinced that the best way to prevent ania. teur treasure-hunters chum erasing history, as has hap- pened in part of the Strutheona Park site, ts to educate the pub- tic about the ilaportance of col- lective heritage and the impor- tance of proper excavation. Lepotsky describes history as 2 novel and an archeological dig as an effort to reconstruct a page. Get enough words and you may at least guess the plot correctly, : An artifact without carefully recorded context gives us noth- ing more to go on than a single word on a page. B Groups wanting to book tours of the site (before July 14) should contact the Tsleif- Waututh Nation at 929-4133. of difficult lab and computer work as various hypotheses are tested against the factual data collected. Scientific advances continue to improve this detective work. For instance carbon dating — a means of measuring the age of lant and animal artifacts -— has improved to the point that if you can afford the lab fee of $500 US you can date a single seed to within 80 years of when it was alive. Surprisingly, given its prox- imity to Vancouver, we know relatively lirde about the arche- ology of Indian Arm or the neighbourin inlets. Archeological surveys of Indian We specialize in custom designed jewelry. 2435 Marine Orive West Vancouvur (AACK LANE) 922-Wi4 Cl Registered Education Savings Plan Tax-deferred Growth Plus a 20% Federal Government Grant * Contribute up to $4,000 a year. * Choose any C.E. mutual fund. * Highly Nexibie structuze. cost of education is steadily rising. 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