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I was prepared to learn about groundbreaking archaeological methods and innovative, ethical approaches. I was, however, not prepared to be greeted by a woman carrying a chicken and the sound of cannons... Universität Bonn 2024

Historia Nostra at the Fortress of Louisbourg - I first reached out to Dr. Amy Scott (University of New Brunswick) about visiting her in Cape Breton in February 2020, after attending a public... Historia Nostra 2023

The tales bones tell: uncovering lost voices at the Fortress of Louisbourg - Like so much of settler-colonial history, events at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia have been documented mainly from the perspective of men in.... UNB News Letter 2021

Young girl's remains reveal the day-to-day struggle at Fortress of Louisbourg - 'We're able to learn so much more about these individuals whose stories were not recorded' : CBC News 2021

Exploring Food and Stress at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site with David Ebert & Dr. Amy Scott : Anthro Dish 2019

3 Strange Buttons Help Archaeologists Identify 18th Century Skeleton As Foreign-Born Soldier - Recent excavation of an 18th century cemetery at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia, Canada, has revealed dozens of skeletons: Forbes 2018

Students unearth 300-year-old human remains near Louisbourg - Researchers have dug up the remains of 31 people this year: CBC News 2018

 

Digging into history: UNB students uncover stories from Louisbourg burial ground - Fortress in Cape Breton is a burial ground for more than 1,000 people from the 18th century: CBC News 2018

'Skeletons can tell you a lot.' Exhuming remains at Fortress of Louisbourg - The former residents of a massive 18th-century fort in Cape Breton have long since died, but David Ebert says they still have plenty to tell us: CTV News 2017

Erosion threatens burial ground at Fortress Louisbourg LOUISBOURG, N.S. - Parks Canada has unveiled details on its plans to preserve the remains of early Louisbourg residents whose burial ground is being threatened by coastal erosion: Saltwire 2017

'Rescue archeology' needed to save 300-year-old Louisbourg burial ground': Parks Canada, University of New Brunswick team up to preserve remains of inhabitants from coastal erosion: CBC News 2017

Parks Canada partners with University of New Brunswick to bring bioarchaeological field program to national historic site: UNB News letter 2017