Ontario Archaeological Society

The Ontario Archaeological Society is a registered charitable organization promoting the ethical practice of archaeology within the Province of Ontario, Canada. It is a public and professional society formed in 1958.^[2]

Ontario Archaeological Society

Founded	1958[1]
Website	https://ontarioarchaeology.org

This is a shard or fragment of a glass bottle from the Auburn excavation site in Peterborough, which was a thorough excavation into the historical house from the 1820s. The Shard is an example of the type of archaeological finds that are possible to find in Ontario, and that are studied from a historical context.

The Society produces a peer-reviewed journal Ontario Archaeology. Headquarters are located in the Ashbridge Estate in the east end of Toronto with regional chapters throughout Ontario.

History

The Ontario Archaeological Society was founded in 1958.^[1]

Publications

The OAS publishes the peer-reviewed journal Ontario Archaeology bi-annually^{[clarification needed]}.

The journal focuses on relevant archaeological events in Ontario, and any surrounding regions.^[3] The goal of the journal is to amass Ontario archaeologically relevant material to be distributed throughout Ontario to promote and share information about the happenings of Ontario Archaeology.^[4]

The paper is one of the oldest traditions and processes within the archaeological community, and helping to date the founding of the Ontario Archaeological Society to 1958. It was John Norman Emerson who helped to produce the first of the Ontario Archaeology Journals.^[5]