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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Yesterday I completed preparing my presentation for my candidacy exam. Now it’s time to practice!

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Candidacy exam has officially been booked!

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I recently cleaned out all of my course notes and readings for a class I took 8 years ago thinking I would never need them. Now I’m teaching the class and I regret my choices. Lesson learned: never throw anything away.

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This is happening tomorrow! Last chance for you to register and last chance for me to slash 10 minutes from my presentation!

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I’m team archaeologists here. But I’m biased!! 😆 #HATM

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I bet they’re all feeling nostalgic for that first storm. At least they had a full sized ship for that one. #HATM

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

It’s staggering to think of. A later occupation of the site was also a bison hunting camp. I can’t even begin to guess how many bison were killed in a season. #HATM

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The archaeological site that I’ve worked at for the past five seasons had a fur trade post that operated for one winter. They killed 700 grizzly bears that season. It’s not surprising that grizzly are extinct in that area today. #HATM

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Whoops: the school IN THE small town.

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The school small town I grew up in used to sell oranges and grapefruit every winter as a fundraiser. The year after they stopped the fundraiser the town had at least two cases of scurvy! #HATM

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I’ve also been bracing myself for a major injury. 😬 #HATM

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Scrimshaw art! I’ve seen some beautiful examples in museums. #HATM

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

A great movie and an excellent series of books! #HATM

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Joining for my second ever #HATM! 1) my most recent favourite is the National Geographic documentary about the Endurance. 2) ordering in pizza since my husband just walked in the door from Search and Rescue training and I forgot to plan anything.

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Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta @uofa-ipia.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

IPIA Director Dr. Kisha Supernant: "We are extremely disheartened and disappointed by the decision not to renew funding for this work, which is so important to reconciliation and to healing for our people." Read this important statement on the Gov't of Canada not renewing funding for the NAC:

nctr.ca

Statement on behalf of the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NAC urges continued federal funding to further assist Indigenous communities in their efforts to identify, locate and commemorate missing children TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG…

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Kisha Supernant @archaeomapper.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Communties need reliable sources of information and guidance to help support the sacred work of searching for missing children. The defunding of the NAC is a huge setback for the work.

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Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta @uofa-ipia.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Exciting news - our first Speaker Series Event of 2025 is coming soon! Join @ldagg.bsky.social, @rdwambold.bsky.social, and @cultarchaeo.bsky.social on Feb 27, 3:30 pm MT, to hear about the different ways they examine landscapes in their research 🏺 Hybrid event, reg. required for online attendees 👇

ualberta.ca

2025 Speaker Series: Stories of Landscapes

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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

On the International Day of Women in Science a reminder that the US National Science Foundation’s list of words which could put your research grant in trouble includes “Women” and “Female.” You can help resist the rising tide of anti-Science and misogyny by supporting the work of the Trowelblazers.

trowelblazers.com

Trowelblazers - Pioneering women in archaeology, palaeontology and geology — past & present.

Pioneering women in archaeology, palaeontology and geology — past & present.

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Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta @uofa-ipia.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Hello everyone! It's time for a proper introduction! We are the IPIA, an Indigenous-led institute at the University of Alberta. We are committed to continuing to support Indigenous-engaged archaeological research 🏺 1/5

ualberta.ca

Director's Statement

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

It’s almost as if you have recruited us into a cult where we are fascinated by the writings of a charismatic leader… 😁

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Conspirituality. I can’t even blame autocorrect for that one. 😆

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Celebrating and promoting each other. It’s how we do things in the @uofa-ipia.bsky.social! Go follow Steph by the way, her work regarding the cult of Brother XII and cospirituality is fascinating!

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Steph Halmhofer @cultarchaeo.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

If you're interested in archaeoentemology, archaebotany, and historic archaeology then Solène is a great person to follow! She does cool stuff with bugs, plants, and foodways!🏺 (And she is usually down for my cursed shenanigans, be it books, videos, or fieldwork 🙌)

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I learned so much this week from @somag.bsky.social and Dr. Lyons. They set up a fun workshop yesterday and I learned why I couldn’t decide if the charred seeds were canola or mustard (Because they’re both brassica rapa!)

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I had a good week in the lab doing final checks on the artifact catalogue. The undergrad volunteers did a great job and I was able to confirm a few cool identifications. Including a horseshoe nail!

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Sturgeon Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan has discovered a pre-contact settlement dating back 11,000 years. After an archaeologist identified the site, Sturgeon Lake is now focusing on preserving the findings.

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First Nation discovers pre-contact settlement dating back 11,000 years | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

It’s the best way to end the week!

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Edward González-Tennant @edgonzaleztennant.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Everyone should follow @uofa-ipia.bsky.social. It doesn't matter what kind of archaeology appeals to you, or what kind of archaeology you do. The work they do transcends our discipline and is vitally important.

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Ending my week with this comment from a reviewer: “The chapter is beautifully written and well organized.” 🥰

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Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta @uofa-ipia.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Hello everyone! We are the Insitute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology (IPIA) 🏺 at the University of Alberta! We're new to BlueSky and over the next little while we'll start sharing some info. In the meantime, you can learn more about us at our website: www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-i...

ualberta.ca

Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I have to go to the lab within the next few weeks but I don’t want to do the three hour drive in -30 weather because I am too attached to my space heater.

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Thanks for a fun night. I look forward to joining for more movies! #hatm

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

My husband is watching with me and has been giving me random facts about current racing technology and firearm capacity. It’s the in-person version of following the hashtag. #hatm

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

This is a wholesome family meal. If I had planned better, this should have been our theme dinner for tonight. #hatm

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I was in the kitchen when the “long story” dialogue happened. I thought my streaming service had glitched and repeated the scene. #HATM

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We used to have a street racing problem in my neighbourhood. It was solved last year after a new police station opened at the intersection they used as a starting line #HATM

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Tonight is my first #HATM and the first time watching this movie! 1) I don’t think I have a favourite. 2) leftover roast beef.

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Free pancakes, free pizza, and a cool nail in the excavation unit box. I’m living the archaeology grad student dream today!

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

PhD proposal revisions submitted!

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I’m excited to be part of this upcoming online book launch. I’ll be discussing my chapter called “The Landscapes of my Ancestors: Using Archaeology to Tell the Story of Métis Connections to the Landscape”. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 09/01/2025

as LA is burning, a swath of the country is recovering from an ice storm, Alabama is preparing for up to 6” of snow and I’m praying for the TX power grid, a reminder: we don’t need climate action just for future generations, we need it now. the climate crisis is here, all around us

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Yesterday was a lab day. I’m so glad I work with other people who are passionate about faunal analysis. It’s definitely not my jam!

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 07/01/2025

Here we have just a little guy, toasty and content as he reflects on his day. 13/10 would try my best not to disturb him

little fluffy white dog in a yellow jacket sits on the hardwood floor of a pub of sorts. nobody is around him. he’s staring at a roaring fire, and the light reflects off his face and ears.

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R Dawn Wambold @rdwambold.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Five items off my list. Not too bad!

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