This fortnight we were joined by some of the UNB and Parks Canada team conducting bioarchaeological research at the (rapidly eroding) Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton. Tune in to hear from Amy Scott, Mallory Moran, Kelsey Kane, Chris Burgess, Nicole Hughes, Taylor Corbett, and Nicole Breedon about mitigating 18th century cemeteries from the Fortress, and the cutting edge, we mean breaking news, uhhh….well anyway about broken bones, 18th century medical practice, and much more. Dr. Amy Scott and her research team will give an expanded presentation, “Skeletal Stories,” at the UNB-Fredericton’s Harriet Irving Library Wednesday, March 27 from 4-9:00.

To learn more:

Event details: https://www.facebook.com/unbbioarchaeologyfieldschool/posts/pfbid09fFxXUFe2aDRtNh9GVXNEHFF5XHZnnVCjkqkVNATA8JCsuRLomDuAao1m2sjgU2ql

Dr. Amy Scott: https://www.unb.ca/faculty-staff/directory/arts-fr-anthropology/scott-amy.html

UNB Bioarchaeology Field School: https://www.unb.ca/fredericton/arts/departments/anthropology/research/bioarchaeology/index.html

Fortress of Louisbourg: https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/louisbourg

Some recent papers:

Hughes et al (2024) Surgery under siege: a case study of leg amputation in 18th century Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Canada

Scott et al (2023) A colony without a cough? A bioarchaeological exploration of tuberculosis at the eighteenth-century Fortress of Louisbourg, Canada

Scott et al (2023) A bioarchaeological exploration of adolescent males at the eighteenth-century Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott et al (2020) Comparing biological and pathological factors affecting osteocalcin concentrations in archaeological skeletal remains

Scott et al (2020) Colonial urbanism: a comparative exploration of skeletal stress in two eighteenth century North American French colonies

Credits

Producer: Emanuel Akel

Sponsors: APANB, ULeth SSHRC Exchange, ULeth ORIS