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The Old Sydney Society will present a talk about Sable Island and its archeology at the Sydney museum, 173 Charlotte St., Thursday at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Charles Burke, a native of Louisbourg who recently retired as Parks Canadas senior archeologist in Halifax, will speak. He conducted field research on Sable Island, documenting its archeological evidence and developing a resource management plan for its cultural heritage.<\/p>\n
Parks Canada completed an initial archaeological survey of in its archaeological resources on Sable Island National Park Reserve in 2015 with additional field trips in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n
Although fragile and either buried or exposed in the islands sand, these archaeological sites represent a range of activities from a 16th century settlement to the 19th century establishment of life-saving stations and lighthouses.<\/p>\n
As the federal administrator of Sable Island National Park Reserve, Parks Canadas primary goal is to develop a long-term archaeological resource monitoring and management plan for Sable Island.<\/p>\n
Burkes presentation will highlight many of the interesting survey results, including information derived from ground-penetrating radar and it will focus on the challenge of managing archaeological resources in the dynamic environment of Sable Island.<\/p>\n
During his career with Parks Canada, Burke was twice awarded the CEO Award of Excellence and was a recipient of the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to archaeology and public education. He completed an MA in anthropology at Memorial University of Newfoundland.<\/p>\n
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