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Archaeological Site Reports
This collection consists primarily of archaeological impact reports prepared for various parties in Nova Scotia.
These reports were prepared by several groups including: Davis Archaeological Consultants (later Davis MacIntyre Consultants); Jonathan Fowler (with Saint Mary’s University, and Northeast Archaeological Research); Cultural Resource Management Group Limited; and Katie Cottreau-Robins (Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage).
Dr. Steve Davis is a Professor of Anthropology at Saint Mary's University, and currently a Professor Emeritus in that department. Dr. Davis is also the CEO of Davis MacIntyre and Associates, an Archaeological Consulting Firm located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. More material related to Steve Davis can be found in the University Archives (collection number 2008.008.1).
Dr. Jonathan Fowler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Saint Mary’s University.
The Special Places Branch of the Nova Scotia Provincial Government has provided permission to digitize and disseminate the reports hosted in this IR.
Recent Submissions
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(Northeast Archaeological Research, 2014-09-04)In June 2014 the Halifax Regional Municipality retained Northeast Archaeological Research to monitor mechanical excavations in the Halifax Public Gardens associated with the installation of four rose arbours at the Diamond ...
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(Nova Scotia Museum, 2015-07-17)For some time, historic Perkins House in Liverpool, Queens County, has been undergoing a structural integrity review. Several structural issues have been identified over the past 2-3 years as small projects on the interior ...
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(Nova Scotia Museum, 2015-08-14)Reports on archaeological monitoring of the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre building site during ground-breaking and early construction ground disturbance activities. No archaeological materials were observed or recorded.
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(Saint Mary's University, 2014-04-06)A geophysical survey was conducted south of the Northwest Arm Battery on 2 November 2013 in an effort to detect a building depicted on an early 19th century map. The survey employed the EM38B by Geonics and was conducted ...
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(Davis MacIntyre & Associates Limited, 2013-08)In June 2013, Davis MacIntyre & Associates (DM&A) Ltd. was contracted by GENIVAR Inc. on behalf of the Halifax Regional Municipality as part of a project to design roundabout conversions at the intersections of North Park ...
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(2014-04-06)A geophysical survey was conducted on 19 October 2013 at Gallows Hill in Lunenburg. This grim toponym is somewhat of an archaism, for the site is better recognized today as the perch of the iconic Lunenburg Academy. Prior ...
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(Davis MacIntyre & Associates Limited, 2012)Davis MacIntyre & Associates Limited was retained by Halifax Regional Municipality to conduct an archaeological resource impact assessment of a French drain just northwest of Horticultural Hall and south of the bandstand ...
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(Cultural Resource Management Group Limited, 2014-06)This document represents a combined project report detailing archaeological monitoring work conducted by Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Group at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in 2013 and ...
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(Cultural Resource Management Group Limited, 2014-08-01)In preparation for the re-exposure of features relating to the Shubenacadie Canal and Starr Manufacturing at Starr Park in Dartmouth, Stantec Consulting Ltd. (Stantec) was retained by Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) ...
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Halifax Armoury restoration archaeological monitoring, Halifax Regional Municipality : final report (Cultural Resource Management Group Limited, 2012-03)The Halifax Armoury is a masonry building constructed for the Canadian Department of Militia and Defence, now the Department of National Defence (DND), in the late nineteenth century. The building, now a National Historic ...
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(Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited, 2006-03)An archaeological resource impact assessment of Lot A-l on the north side of the Alexander Keith's Brewery Building in downtown Halifax was conducted by Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited. The assessment was conducted ...
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(Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited, 2004-10)In October 2004, Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited conducted an archaeological resource impact assessment of the Jefferson Property in Fall River under contract to Halifax Regional Municipality and in accordance ...
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(Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited, 2005-01)File consists of two copies of an archaeological resource impact assessment follow up study on the Jefferson Property site in Fall River, conducted for the Halifax Regional Municipality .
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(Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited, 2006)Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited was contracted by CBCL Limited Consulting Engineers to conduct an archaeological resource impact assessment of the Bengal Lancers New Riding Paddock in Halifax in May 2006. The ...
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(Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited, 2007-07)In November 2006, Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited was contracted by CBCL Limited Consulting Engineers, on behalf of the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Public Works, to conduct an archaeological ...
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(Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited, 2007-03)File consists of an archaeological resource impact assessment report prepared by Davis Archaeological Consultants for the Halifax Regional Municipality regarding a proposed recreational facility and fire station at the ...
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(Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited, 2007-03)Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited conducted an archaeological resource impact assessment of renovations at Government House in Halifax from November 2006 to February 2007. The assessment included surface reconnaissance ...
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(Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited, 2007-07)An archaeological resource impact assessment of the excavations for the Nova Scotian Crystal site servicing development was conducted by Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited. The impact assessment was restricted to ...
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(Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited, 2006-08)In January 2006, Davis Archaeological Consultants (DAC) Limited conducted an archaeological resource impact assessment in the Halifax Public Gardens, under contract to Halifax Regional Municipality. The assessment was ...
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Salter's Gate, Mariott Courtyard Hotel : the history of its location as part of the interior theme (Davis Archaeological Consultants Ltd., 2005)The site of the Salter's Gate/Marriott Hotel was first built upon in the mid 18th century immediately following the founding of Halifax (1749). Because of it's significance the site was declared a "special place" by the ...