...A Forum for American Indian Issues... Thu Oct 18, 2012 at
14:12:25 PM PDT | Archaeology is the study of the past through
material remains. One of the goals of archaeology is discovery
and description. Discovery and description, however, is only the
first step: archaeologists also seek to develop explanations.
Understanding the past means that we should try to understand
how people lived in the past and why changes occurred.
Ultimately, archaeology seeks to understand human behavior. In
addition, there is also a concern, some would say an obligation,
of communicating archaeological insights to the general public.
One way of doing this is through displays at museums and
interpretive centers. One of these interpretive centers is found
in southern Alberta: the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Interpretive Centre. | Ojibwa :: The Archaeology of Head-
Smashed-In, Alberta |Indian people have lived in southern
Alberta for more than 11,000 years. By 6,000 years ago, they
were using a sophisticated hunting technique that