Engaging the Public at the Crossroads of the World: Methods and Site Preservation of Aviation Archaeology Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Strides Towards Standard Methodologies in Aeronautical Archaeology" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Formal aviation archaeology has been occurring in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, since 2004, but the foundation started when the Provincial Archaeology Office of NL stopped the salvage of a B-24 in Labrador in 1988. From this time, regulations were developed to protect aviation material culture resources in the province. Work has continued to not just document the aviation sites still on the landscape, but to protect them from further damage from collectors and scrap metal salvage. Dozens of known sites exist in Newfoundland and Labrador, both terrestrial and underwater, many of which have not been formally recorded, and more are rumoured but not yet identified. To this goal, archaeologists have been using available historic documents and archaeology to better understand sites. In addition, communities, museums, and the public have been encouraged to share their stories and report sites, which has led to better engagement in the protection of sites.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020   •
• Strides Towards Standard Methodologies in Aeronautical Archaeology

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