Archaeology
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![BC’s Gold Rush](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gold-480x360.jpg)
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In 1858 word of gold rang out in the Fraser Canyon, setting off a dramatic migration of people and propelling this once remote region of western North American into the modern age. What can you discover about BC's gold rush?
View Pathway![Can You Dig It?](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2012c0316001-480x200.jpg)
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Archaeology tells us that Indigenous people have been here a very long time. Evidence such as artifacts, house remains and animal bones are held in the Royal BC Museum collection.
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![Songhees Cistern](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tau2NpChZEs/hqdefault.jpg)
Songhees Cistern
Watch![What Happened to the Megafauna?](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
What Happened to the Megafauna?
Read![Archaeology Storage](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lkUcXOxSLOM/hqdefault.jpg)
Archaeology Storage
Watch![Mammoths and Mastodons Titans of the Ice Age Educator Guide](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Mammoths and Mastodons Titans of the Ice Age Educator Guide
Read![Whisky Bottle](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2002_47_52-whisky-bottle-label-480x360.jpg)
Whisky Bottle
Look![Tom-Bown-Alex-Phillips](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Tom-Bown-Alex-Phillips
Read![Tom-Bown-Black-Glass-V2](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Tom-Bown-Black-Glass-V2
Read![Fish Hooks & Laeders](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/FishHooksLaeders169204137-480x360.jpg)
Fish Hooks & Laeders
Look![Bone Fish Hooks](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bonefishhooks-480x360.jpg)
Bone Fish Hooks
Look![Shell Middens](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Shell Middens
Read![Microblades](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Microblades
Read![How Did I Become an Archaeologist](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
How Did I Become an Archaeologist
Read![Ruby Creek Stone Figure](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Ruby Creek Stone Figure
Read![Microblades](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Microblades
Read![Deer Bone Tools](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DeerCannonboneTools-480x360.jpg)
Deer Bone Tools
Look![Flaked Stone Points](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DdRu4LatePoints-480x360.jpg)
Flaked Stone Points
Look![Projectile Points](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DcRt9early1-480x360.jpg)
Projectile Points
Look![Bone Blanket Pins](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Blanket-Pins-Bone1-480x360.jpg)
Bone Blanket Pins
Look![Woodworking Tools](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WoodworkingTools-480x360.jpg)
Woodworking Tools
Look![Obsidian Microblades](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ObsidianMicroblades2-480x360.jpg)
Obsidian Microblades
Look![Antler and Slate Points](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/LocarnoAntlerSlatePts-480x360.jpg)
Antler and Slate Points
Look![Hand Mauls](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/handmaultypes-480x360.jpg)
Hand Mauls
Look![Making Stone Flake Tools](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-a-Zsd34WN4/hqdefault.jpg)
Making Stone Flake Tools
Watch![Making and Using a Tool for Shaving Wood](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HC-ViuD9UQA/hqdefault.jpg)
Making and Using a Tool for Shaving Wood
Watch![Working Bone to Make Weapons and Tools](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GAW35tRtJKc/hqdefault.jpg)
Working Bone to Make Weapons and Tools
Watch![Ancient Jade Tools](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0dBQyNw-oSQ/hqdefault.jpg)
Ancient Jade Tools
Watch![Making Slate Beads](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v-rS5T4eYy4/hqdefault.jpg)
Making Slate Beads
Watch![Microblades and Chuck-Its](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cxXm6PUGg7A/hqdefault.jpg)
Microblades and Chuck-Its
Watch![Raven Bowl](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9709064-480x360.jpg)
Raven Bowl
Look![House Excavation](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/House-excav-DcRuJan-08-480x360.jpg)
House Excavation
Look![Ruby Creek Bowl](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Figure-1-RubyCreek-Bowl-front-480x360.jpg)
Ruby Creek Bowl
Look![Shell Midden Erosion](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DgRw141Statig5-20-reduced-480x360.jpg)
Shell Midden Erosion
Look![Shell Midden Close-up](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DgRw141Shellmidden-reduced-480x360.jpg)
Shell Midden Close-up
Look![Shell Midden](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DgRw141East-reduced-480x360.jpg)
Shell Midden
Look![Shell Midden Ash Layer](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DgRw141AshLayer-reduced-480x360.jpg)
Shell Midden Ash Layer
Look![Rotted House Post](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DcRu12level29F015-480x360.jpg)
Rotted House Post
Look![Ruby Creek Figure](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Atlernate-Figure-TwoViews-480x360.jpg)
Ruby Creek Figure
Look![Fire Hearth](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6AA456-480x360.jpg)