CARVED B.C. TREASURES C7 - Sunday, September 2, 1984 - North Shore News Archaeology students save heritage. THOUSANDS of priceless examples of British Colum- bia’s heritage are rotting in the coastal rainforest, but two Simon Fraser University archaeology students have taken the first steps in a pro- ject aimed at salvaging at least some of them. Graduate students Gaye Burton and Beth Bedard have surveyed documents on 10,000 known coastal ar- chaeology sites to identify those with carved poles, canoes, longhouses and other wooden remnants of early native culture. They are now capes recommendations Strategies to save aS many of these fragile reminders of the past as possible. Funded by a $10,000 grant from B.C: Heritage Trust, the two researchers have been using the extensive files of the B.C. Heritage Conservation Branch in Victoria during their three-month project. These files have been built up over the years through reports from professioanl ar- chaeologists and others. ‘Information from _ this survey is helping to determine the type and extent of the wooden artifacts that re- main,’’ explains Burton. ‘*‘We will be making a number of recommendations including the need for a for- mal management structure to deal with the problem. more and they are now decaying rapidly.”’ ‘Burton says the suryey has not been an easy one. Many sites have not been viewed for years. because of their remote location and often the available documentation is quite limited. “*The province needs to move with some speed because many of these wooden artifacts have sat in the open for 100 years or GRAIN FED BONELESS Pork Leg FROZEN GRADE A g ot i. Game Hens . 4.39... 1.99. SCHNEIDERS 5 VARIETIES Side Bacon 500 o pis. Se3D Sliced.............. | litre carton McGAVINS Sun-Rype ~pple Juice ae 89° Slender Slice Bread White or Wheat HOMESTEAD aso, 99° Highland Oat Bread Buy one and get one at no extra cost McGAVINS 695, 1.89 English Muffins A Traditional Style GRAIN FED SHOULDER Whole roan Pork FLETCHER’S & WOODWARD'S HAVE PURCHASED P.N.E. SHOW HOGS ON SALE THIS WEEK AT WOODWARD'S. CHUNKS, CRUSHED OR SLICED Dole Pineapple 19 ¢l.oz.tin ...—s—s—istist 97> B.C. GROWN GRADE CANADA COMMERCIAL Tydeman Apples | 86° Ikg 39° B.C. GROWN GRADE CANADA NO | Hothouse Tomatoes 1.74 no. 79° n BC. GROWN GRADE CANADA NO | 39° me. 25°m CALIFORNIA GRADE CANADA NO | Cantaloupes TT” xg 3O°n Celery SCHNEIDER’S ALL BEEF, DINNER FRANKS, LITE BEEF DINNER FRANKS OR REGULAR Wieners 39 500 g pkg. 2 SCHNEIDER’S SLICED Bologna 6 Varieties ......... 500 g pkg. 2.69 SCHNEIDER’S Oktoberfest Sau ccc u cc cuuueeeuvues 500 @ pkg. WOODWARD’S Large Eggs Per Dozen Personal Shopping Sept. 4th to 8th We reserve the right to limit quantities Prices effective at Lower Mainland and Clearbrook stores.