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10TuesdaySeptember22014ARTSCULTUREHERITAGEThenewPULSEWOODBUFFALOCALLLINE780-743-7000isaninormationlinenowavailabletoallRegionalMunicipalityoWoodBualocitizens24-hoursadaysevendaysaweek365daysayear.CallthisnumberandamemberothemunicipalRESDispatchwillanswereverycall.Itheycantansweryourquestionimmediatelyyouwillgetapersonalresponsewithin48hours.Thisisasimplewaytokeepyourfngersonthepulseothecommunity.Foremergenciesalwayscall911.ForaccuratecurrentinormationroundtheclockaboutanythingconcerningtheMunicipalitycall780-743-7000.FROMBUSPASSESTOBUSSHELTERSLOSTSWEATERSKEYSTOWINTERROADSSNOWREMOVALANDSTRAYDOGSWITHFLEASFROMPOTHOLESTOFLOODINGTREEBRANCHESBRICKSTOPARKINGANDTRAFFICLIGHTSCALLUSFORTHEFIXAREALPERSON.WITHREALANSWERS.EVERYTIME.ALLTHETIME.HAVEAQUESTIONCALL780-743-7000HAVEANEMERGENCYCALL911WWW.WOODBUFFALO.AB.CAArchaeologistsuncoverInuvialuitdriftwoodhouseUofTteamndsartifactalmostthreedecadesafterrstvisittositeByDALICARMICHAELAteamofarchaeologistsworkingalongthefarnorthoftheMackenzieDeltahaveuncov-eredacompleteInuvialuitdriftwoodhousethatcoulddatebackasfarasthe1500sthelikesofwhichhavenotbeenfoundbefore.ArchaeologistMaxFriesenoftheUniversityofTorontorststartedvisitingtheKuukpaksitejustacrossthebayfromTuktoyaktukin1986.Afterreturningtotheareaonandofffor28yearshewasthrilledtobeapartoftheteamthatuncoveredtheuniqueartifact.ItslovelytogobacktosuchanimportantandinterestingsiteFriesensaid.Thisisprobablythemainsignicantdiscoveryfromthisyear.Hedescribedthebuildingasacruciformhousenamedforitscrossshapewhenviewedfromabove.Suchanarchitecturalstylewaspop-ularforInuvialuithousesuntiltheearly1900s.WeknowthemfromthehistoricalrecordandfromInuvialuiteldersasbeingtheseverylargehousesthathaveamainroom.OnthreesidesofthatmainroomtheyhavealcovesstickingoutandonthefourthsidetheyhavealongentrancetunnelFriesensaid.Henotedthisparticularhousehadamainlivingareathatextendedaboutsevenmetreswideandsixmetreslong.Onehousehasneverbeenfullyexcavatedwhereyoucanseehowthewholethinglookedtogetherhecontinued.Weactuallyfoundabeautifulreallywell-preservedone.HebelievesthebuildingwhichwasformedaroundapitwasusedasaseasonalhomewhereInuvialuitwouldhuntforbelugainthesummerandreturntosurviveofftheirstoresforthewinter.Ancientbonesscatterthesiteevidenceofthestrongwhalingeconomythatexistedingenerationspast.ConservingarchaeologicalsitesFriesenandhisteamfromtheUniversityofTorontohavebeenworkingintheareainpartnershipwiththeInuvialuitCulturalRe-sourceCentreforabouttwoyears.Hesaidthegoalofthislong-termprojectistounderstandandmitigatethedestructionofarchaeologi-calsitesintheregion.Whatshappeningistherehasbeenlong-termerosionofimportantInuvialuitsitesalongthecoastfordecadesbutitseemstobeacceleratingnowbecauseofglobalwarmingFriesensaid.Youhavepermafrostmeltingyouhavemoreopenwatersothestormsarebiggerandthesealevelisrisingslightlybutitsenoughtohaveanimpactsothesecoastalsitesarebeingdestroyed.Whatweretryingtodoismonitorthatandtrytogureoutwhatshappeningandthenalsotrytoexcavatepartsofthesitessothatwekindofsavethecontentsbeforetheyregonehesaid.Thebuildinghasbeenslowlytakenapartasthearcheologistssearchforsecretsofthepastinitsstructure.Unfortunatelyarchaeologyisa-wehatetosayit-butitsadestructivescienceandwhatthatmeansistoreallyunderstandthatsiteyoudohavetomoreorlessdismantleitFriesensaid.Duringthecourseoftheirresearchpe-riodarchaeologistsdidnothaveachancetocompletetheexcavationleavingthebuildinguntiltheycanreturntothesitehopefullyin2016Friesensaid.Therehasbeenlong-termerosionofimportantInuvi-aluitsitesalongthecoastfordecadesbutitseemstobeacceleratingnowbecauseofglobalwarming.MaxFriesenUniversityofTorontoPhotoMaxFriesenAteamofarcheologistsfromtheUniversityofTorontoexcavateanInuvialuitcruciformpithousefoundcompletealongtheMackenzieDeltaacrossfromTuktoyaktuk.Thehousewhichcouldbeupto500years-oldisararendforresearchersstudyingtheNorth.