The Mortuary Features of the Tillsonburg Village Site
Volume: OA91
Year: 2011
Author: Michael W. Spence
Page Range: 3-20
Abstract: Excavation of the late fourteenth century Tillsonburg Village site (AfHe-38) produced 14 features containing human bones. These included not only primary and secondary burials but also a primary burial feature from which most of the skeleton had been exhumed. A fourth mortuary feature category, the sorted deposit, was represented by five of the features. These held skeletal elements that had apparently been discarded during the process of sorting the skeletons from exhumed primary burials to prepare them for the subsequent secondary burial. This mortuary feature type is probably more widespread in Ontario Iroquoian settlements than has been recognized, and can provide important information on the social context of mortuary practices. In the case of Tillsonburg Village the nature and location of these sorted deposits suggest that the exhumation and sorting of subadult primary burials was done by the longhouse social unit while the processing of adults commanded a wider audience.

Promoting Archaeology through Cultural Resource Management
Volume: OA91
Year: 2011
Author: Lori D’Ortenzio and Christine Saly
Page Range: 21-31
Abstract: This research seeks to illustrate the potential to increase the exposure of Ontario archaeology through the use of outreach programming in cultural resource management and museums to provide a potential liaison between archaeologists and the general public. A comparative analysis is conducted with the use of case studies from Ontario, British Columbia and Great Britain to identify the similarities and differences between government structures and types of outreach programs utilized by selected museums. An examination of government expenditures and the limitations placed on cultural resource companies that prohibit ease of public access to archaeological sites in Canada and in Britain is conducted to show differences in how archaeology is portrayed to the public. We discuss the possible ways of presenting archaeology to the public through various forms of media. An analysis of museum outreach programs also identifies the potential for museums and cultural resource firms to collaborate with educational institutions.

Hi-Lo Lithic Toolkits: New Insights from the Double Take Site
Volume: OA91
Year: 2011
Author: Parker S. DicksonPage Range: 32-57
Abstract: The stone tool assemblage from the Double Take site (AgHb-240) near Brantford, Ontario, is described. The main component of this assemblage is attributed to Hi-Lo (ca. 10,000 years B.P.). I examine how these tools, particularly end scrapers, are similar to, or differ from, tools of earlier (Paleoindian) and later (Early Archaic) developments. Many characteristics of the Hi-Lo end scrapers (e.g., manufacturing technique, outline shape, and bit retouch intensity), serve to reinforce their affinity with conventional Paleoindian end scrapers, while others (e.g., overall size) reinforce ties to succeeding Archaic assemblages. After reviewing other aspects of the toolkit, including biface manufacture and expedient tool use, I suggest that tool production and use strategies appear to be intermediate between the two developments and that the shift from the Paleoindian to Archaic was a smoother and more gradual transition than previously thought.