INDUSTRY
Ember Archaeology helps clients minimize their impact in the places they work. We are one of the largest teams of archaeology permit-holders in Alberta, partnered with foresters, biologists and IT experts. Our team delivers unrivaled reliability, efficiency and adaptability at every step.
Community
Unearthing the past doesn’t only capture imaginations. It also provides an extraordinary chance to understand the human experience. From community and youth archaeology to municipal heritage plans, our goal is to connect people of all ages and backgrounds to the past through customized programming.

May 19, 2025
Fight or Flight: Lessons Learned From a Cougar Encounter
While completing Historic Resource Impact Assessments in the Lower Eastern Foothills of Alberta sometime during the Summer of 2023, maybe mid-July or August, I experienced something statistically unlikely: a cougar encounter. Like any professional working in the wilderness, I have completed numerous Bear and Wildlife Awareness training courses over the years, all of which have
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February 12, 2025
Culturally Modified Trees of the Interior, British Columbia
A Foreword For the Archaeologists who’ve found themselves interested in the niches of Ecology and Landscape-Use-Dynamics, we tend to recognize the landscape as a dynamic whole; a manuscript of activities, knowledge, and ideologies that human societies have crafted and applied to the environments in which they live. However, Professional Consulting Archaeologists in Cultural Resource Management
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January 31, 2025
Alberta’s Boreal Sand Hills
Alberta’s Boreal Sand Hills Some people may be surprised to learn that Alberta is home to a series of large sand hill complexes made up of large forested dune features. Typically, when we think of sand dunes we tend to picture hot and dry regions with minimal vegetation, often situated near oceans. However, Alberta’s boreal
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PHILOSOPHY
We believe in working collaboratively and openly, so that stories of the past are learned and shared. We learn these stories from artifacts and the other evidence left by those who’ve gone before us.
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