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Aug 2, 20214 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 12: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
Written by: Nikki Simon August 1st, 2021 Day 12. This was it. This was the ultimate day. The last day that we would, potentially, ever...
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Jul 30, 20214 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 11: Water Pipes and Wrapping Up
Written by: Nikki Simon July 30th, 2021 Day 11 of 12, it's sad to consider that we're so close to the end of our journey together. Day 11...
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Jul 29, 20214 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 10: Hammer Heads and Hole Shenanigans
Written by: Nikki Simon July 29th, 2021 Being that Day 10 was our second to last day to really get work done on-site, we dove into it...
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Jul 28, 20213 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 9: Cast Iron and Condensed Milk
Written by: Colton Saito July 28th, 2021 Day 9, another astounding dig day in Cherryville, British Columbia. Nikki, our wonderful writer,...
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Jul 27, 20214 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 8: Shoe Polish and Self-Immolation
Written by: Nikki Simon July 27th, 2021 On Day 8, we were back to our regularly scheduled programming; Greg joined us once again, now a...
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Jul 27, 20214 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 7: Bouillon and Beer Pong
Written by: Nikki Simon July 26th, 2021 Day 7 was our second short weekend day and the day that documentarian Greg Laychak from UFV was...
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Jul 27, 20213 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 6: Planks of Wood and Planks of Cider
Written by: Nikki Simon July 25th 2021 As is fitting for the weekend, and because Sarah is a wonderful human being, Day 6 was just a...
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Jul 26, 20216 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 5: Amateur Archaeologists and Doughnuts
Written by: Nikki Simon July 24th 2021 Today was the day of visitors on our little site, though I suppose I shouldn't call it little...
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Jul 23, 20213 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 4: Whisky Bottles and Vertebra
Written by: Nikki Simon July 23rd 2021 Day 4 started quite a bit later than usual. Being the very important person she is, Sarah had a...
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Jul 21, 20213 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 2: Mouldy Planks and Corn Cobs
Written by: Nikki Simon July 21st 2021 Day 2 was set up day! Each of us grabbed a tote, shovels, sieves, and various other accoutrements,...
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Jul 20, 20213 min read
Monashee Mountain Internment Camp - Day 1: Mosquitoes and Butt-Sweat
Written by: Nikki Simon July 20th 2021 Yesterday morning, at long last, our little team of archaeologists finally met up at the...
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Feb 10, 20213 min read
Britannia Mine: Supplying the War Effort
By: Nikki Simon November 12th 2020 If you ask any Vancouver native if they have heard of the Britannia Mine, the answer will invariably...
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Feb 10, 20214 min read
Craigdarroch Military Hospital: A Home of Hope for Vancouver's Wounded
By: Nikki Simon November 11th 2020 As you enter Craigdarroch Castle, your eyes fall upon a massive fireplace adorned with elegant...
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Feb 10, 20211 min read
A Conversation with Dr. David Maxwell on Beer Cans
November 1st 2019 At eleven years old, David collected his first beer can. David Maxwell is a lecturer in archaeology here at Simon...
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Feb 10, 20212 min read
Why Should You Join The Archaeology Student Society?
October 31st 2019 A word from our chair, Dr. George Nicholas, on why YOU should join the Archaeology Student Society (A.S.S.) ​When I was...
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