Historic places are vital for mental health, according to research by @uofgussp.bsky.social, @imadgination03.bsky.social and Historic England. Familiar historic places provide emotional stability – helping people to function and thrive in everyday life. More: gla.ac/4qQ0CIZ

Archaeologists don't study dinosaurs but that doesn't mean we can't be excited when they're coming to the museum!

Map nerds rejoice!

Reminder! The #Museum is temporarily closed January 12th-25th. Why? We're replacing the flooring in our temporary exhibit space. Why? Because our building is over fifty years old and sometimes, it needs extra love. See you on January 26th! #Halifax #NovaScotia

CFP posted on the blog - Memories of Erasure: The Lost Villages of Eastern Canada 16th-21th Century For more information:

🎉Conference Registration is Open!!🎉 Are you getting excited about the CAA/ACA 2026 conference?? We sure are! Conference registration is now open now on our website! Early 🐦 registration closes on March 31st, and online registration closes on May 1st! #CAA #Conference #CanArch #archaeology 🏺

NEW - Explore Our Collections Nova Scotia Museum Collections Online, allows users to explore of some of the highlights in the Nova Scotia Museum collection. Please come back to see what’s new as we build our online collection. #novascotia collections.novascotia.ca

Phew! Any questions? Message us, reply, or call 902-424-6548 (3/3)

“It belongs in a museum!” …And it is!! This is an appreciation post for archaeology. Archaeology is the study of human history and prehistory through digs and analysis of found objects. What is archaeology like with the @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social? Let’s dive in.

Halifax is a living memorial to what happened that day & in the days that followed the 1917 Halifax Harbour Explosion. Take time to explore the monuments and memorials throughout the city. Visit Explosion in The Narrows: The 1917 Halifax Harbour Explosion at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

Some coverage of a recent talk in Pubnico by Senior Curator of Archaeology, Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins on the Fort St-Louis excavations: lecourrier.com/francophonie...

Tonight at Saint Mary's University - all are welcome to attend this #Halifax public lecture by Dr. Mark McGowan! Reception to follow. @torschtheology.bsky.social

It's TIME! Our call for session proposals is open! We're preparing for the 58th Annual General Meeting of the CAA / ACA, in Canmore, Alberta, & we want you to join us! We are accepting Session Proposals until January 15, 2026, so head to the link in our bio! 🏺 #CanArch #archaeology #conference

Want to share news about your project, fieldwork or recently completed MA or PhD? Our newsletter is waiting! Copy deadlines: always open.Get in touch: [email protected] - Early Career Researcher? Publish a short article on your research - 2-3 pp (A4) of text & photo #CfC #SPMA #newsletter 1/2

Ceramic day at the @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social with Christian and @nsmarchaeology.bsky.social

Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

Come work with us! jobs.novascotia.ca/job/HALIFAX-...

Not local but a great example of contemporary, urban archaeology with notable community involvement.

It is almost time to celebrate 103 years of Gus! Join us on Sunday, August 10, at the Museum of Natural, in the morning or afternoon for official celebrations. Gus will be taking his birthday walks at 11:00am and 2:00pm. 💚🐢 #halisky #halifax Follow @mnhnovascotia.bsky.social

Museum Trails Closed⛔️ The Province is restricting travel and activities in the woods because continued hot, dry conditions have greatly increased the risk of wildfires. The restrictions, effective as of 4 p.m. today, August 5. news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/08/0...

Colleagues, think about pitching a paper, research intro, or poster, or participate in a teaching roundtable!

August 1st marks Emancipation Day, a day to learn about and reflect on the contributions of people of African descent to Nova Scotia’s development, while recognizing the continuing legacies of historical enslavement and anti-Black racism.

The Fort St-Louis project has wrapped for the season! One last photo - here an archaeologist adopts a spring peeper pose to map a feature (also known as archaeology yoga!) @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @mnhnovascotia.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social #archaeology

Finishing up at Fort Saint-Louis with final recording and excavation of the baulks between units. Crew members Liz & Solène record a cellar feature. NSM Curator Kayla Rudderham & Margee Paul of the Sipekneˈkatik Archaeology Training School excavate a baulk @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social #archaeology

Another blue trade bead! And a mini overview of some of the artifacts that we see from Fort St-Louis - fine and utilitarian ceramics, flakes of stone from ballast flint, and some glass wares. All windows into daily life at the fort! #archaeology @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

Last week, the Fort St-Louis crew found a white tin-glazed vessel in one of the units. Initially thought to be a medicine pot, the remnant end of handle suggests that this might be a decorative piece for the table. #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

We’re wrapping up a week of public digs at Fort St-Louis. Rained out one day but otherwise a busy schedule of volunteers learning to carefully excavate and identify artifacts @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social @somag.bsky.social

Want to see more of this field season’s artifacts (of course you do)? Stop by the Open House at the Old Courthouse Museum in Barrington Thursday July 10 from 6-8pm to see what we’ve found! #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

More artifact cleaning! Can you spot one of our star finds, a blue trade bead? #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

Another stellar year for artifacts at Fort St-Louis - here are a few of our highlights thus far, including a green glazed earthenware jar, a tiny early pipe bowl, and a large bit of French tin glazed ceramic #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

Despite some hot weather, the excavations are moving forward at Fort St-Louis, with some new units opening up and new faces joining us on site. #CanArch #fieldwork #archaeology @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

Today we are on site at Fort St-Louis and at the pop up lab space at the Old Courthouse Museum in Barrington, giving the artifacts a good cleaning. Stop by either site for a visit if you’re in the neighbourhood! #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

Hot off the presses - some media coverage of the Fort St-Louis dig and this year’s project goals #archaeology #CanArch @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

One full week completed at Fort St-Louis with steady progress on a variety of units, plus visits from archaeological and museum colleagues. #canarch #archaeology #fieldwork @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social @somag.bsky.social @can-arch.bsky.social

We are into our first week of the 2025 field season at Fort St-Louis, with many enthusiastic participants already on site @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social

For friends following our work on #Scottish #Highland settlement sites in #CapeBreton - you can check out our final report here: canmore.org.uk/collection/2... Big thanks to Historic Environment Scotland for the brilliant partnership.

NSM Archaeology participates in the climate adaptation implementation team for archaeology - visit the website at www.nsa-cca.com to see how you can help out!

Happy #MuseumWeek! We're joining museums worldwide for 7 days of themes, hashtags, and celebrating collective action. Kicking things off today with "Together with Machines." #aimuseumsmw AI? Where we’re going we don’t need AI. #NovaScotia #VisitNovaScotia #nofilter

Birgitta Linderoth Wallace Ferguson. 1 May, 1934 - 20 May 2025 This past week, the Canadian archaeology community lost a remarkable colleague, supporter and friend. 🧵 #CAA #CanArch

Fort St-Louis update! The dates for our public dig will be June 30, July 1-3 - you can sign up through our partners at the Cape Sable Historical Society with this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Open to ages 9 & up! We will also be on site from June 16 onwards, Mon-Sat, and welcome visitors!

We’re pleased to announce that many of our 28 Nova Scotia Museum site are opening their doors for the summer season starting this weekend, and we can't wait to welcome you. Plan your visit and see what's opening near you: museum.novascotia.ca/our-museums

Welcome to Caro, a Fleming College museum studies intern, who is helping us work through some @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social archaeology collections projects - including sorting out older collections' inventories. Archaeology isn't only trowels and digging, it's also spreadsheets and counting!

Update to our open hours - Until the end of May, the Old Burying Ground will be open by chance only. We hope to resume daily openings June 1st for the summer season.

May 5th marks Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People. Learn more from the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission: humanrights.novascotia.ca/news-events/...

Happy May! The gates are open and the Old Burying Ground is officially open for the season.

A message of support from the Canadian Archaeological Association. 🏺 canadianarchaeology.com/caa/news-ann...

The Old Burying Ground is hiring summer guides! Our guides greet visitors, offer site tours, engage in research, and do some light maintenance work (clipping grass near the stones to keep them visible). www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jo...

This is an excellent article considering several sides of the discussion about the old Poor House Burying Ground. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Good news! We've received funding to head back to Fort St-Louis for another season with our community partners. We plan to be on site from mid-June to mid-July. Stay tuned for more information about public digs and events! www.barringtonmuseumcomplex.ca/fort-st-loui...

This hand carved wood lounge panel fragment comes from the arch over the forward entrance to the First Class lounge, the area where RMS #Titanic broke in half before plunging to the ocean floor, hence the broken edges.