Catherine Losier
Artefact of the Week Series: Tobacco and Clay Pipes in Seafaring Culture
Not long after tobacco was introduced to Europe in the beginning of the 16th century, clay pipes became a popular and affordable item...
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Catherine Losier
- Aug 11, 2022
- 5 min
A Boat Tour, the 19th Century at l'Anse and a Goodbye
Week Four at MUN's 2022 Field School at Anse à Bertrand, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon We are a little bit very late with this post… sorry...
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Catherine Losier
- Jul 22, 2022
- 2 min
Artefact of the Week Series: Grab Your Marbles, Let's Play Capture!
Marbles have been around for thousands of years, but the marbles we know and love today started being produced in Germany in the mid...
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Catherine Losier
- Jul 22, 2022
- 2 min
Artefact of the Week Series: Have a Glass of Pernod Anise at Anse à Bertrand!
Pictured below is the seal from a bottle of Pernod Anise, a modified version of Pernod Absinthe, that we found fragmented but almost...
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Catherine Losier
- Jul 22, 2022
- 6 min
Archaeology on the TV and Radio, Lobster & Bastille day
Week Three at MUN’s Field School at Anse à Bertrand, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Week three at Anse à Bertrand started on a Saturday morning...
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Catherine Losier
- Jul 14, 2022
- 6 min
It’s Always Sunny in Anse à Bertrand (Except When It Is Not)
La version française sera disponible bientôt Week Two at MUN's 2022 Field School at Anse à Bertrand, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Week two at...
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Catherine Losier
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Artefact of the Week Series: Graphite Rod, Battery and the Advent of Motorized Dories
Graphite rod were used in powering motorized dories during the 20th century. As most people familiar with the history of Saint-Pierre and...
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Catherine Losier
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Artefact of the week series: "Élixir du Guillet" Cures Every Diseases
The Anse à Bertrand site contains lots of interesting artifacts, one such artifact is this seal from an old French medicine bottle. The...
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Catherine Losier
- Jul 10, 2022
- 1 min
Artefact of the Week Series: Archeospm Loves Linoleum Since Circa 2017
Linoleum is an organic based flooring made primarily from oxidized linseed oil. Invented by the Englishman Frederick Walton in 1860 it...
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Catherine Losier
- Jul 10, 2022
- 1 min
Artefact of the Week Series: Stoneware, Alcohol and Rumrunning
The first examples of salt-glazed stoneware include Bellarmine or Bartmann (bearded man) jugs from 15th century Germany. The Bartmann...
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Catherine Losier
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
Archaeology Returns to Anse à Bertrand
Version française ici Week One at MUN's 2022 Field School at Anse à Bertrand, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon For the first time since the...
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