Jonathan Fowler
Jonathan Fowler teaches in the Anthropology Department at Saint Mary’s University. He posts regular updates on archaeological research in Nova Scotia at facebook.com/archaeologyacadie
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As a fishing dispute in N.S. sees no swift end, it wasn't always this way
The fishery has always been essential to the inhabitants of what is known today as Nova Scotia, but a conflict has erupted over fishing rights. Amid the dispute, it's easy to forget peaceful and mutually beneficial coexistence is possible because it was once the norm here.
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Thousands of people are buried under downtown Halifax. What are they owed?
Halifax's old city is a veritable necropolis, containing the remains of approximately 20,000 people, writes archeologist Jonathan Fowler. How does a modern city serve both its living and dead citizens?
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