Archaeological training

Thanks to a friend and an ad in the Taber Times we found out about a family event that Gem of the West, a museum in Coaldale (don't blink - you might miss it) was putting on with the Alberta Archaeological Society.   Seth and Tristan are avid treasure hunters and collect any old bone they happen to 'excavate' and have a few boxes of these treasures in various places on the farm.
Last August I wrote about digging bones with cousin Daniel at the Forks (link here). I wrote there that we will never know what it was but I was wrong! Buffalo bones! Yup. Cool right?  And they are old. Maybe from an area where there could have been a buffalo jump at some point in history?  We live in prime Native territory, there is even an open excavation a few kms north of us here which we hope to be allowed to venture to this coming summer.  Fascinating and educational.

The kids proudly carried in their box of bones to be examined by one of the archaeologists.  They had a few skulls along too which turned out to be from a sheep or pig, a fox, and a cow. Not surprising since we live next to a feed lot and pig farm.  :)

And when it was all said and done we were hungry (more like famished and starving) and ventured with Keri and kids to the nearby MacDonalds for Happy Meals.  Local adventures are always fun.