Bodo Site “Fabulous”—Alberta Archeological President
The president of the Alberta Archeological Society after visiting the Bodo site calls it “fabulous.”

Brian Vivian, who is also a former archeology professor at the University of Calgary was in the Legion Hall June 21 when he addressed a crowd.

“It really is an extensive (bison) kill site” and added that the site that Dr. Terry Gibson discovered is a “really significant resource.” He said in a brief interview that more archeologist are starting to pay attention to the Bodo site.

The Calgary man who has had 25 years working as an archeologist said at his talk that dealt with various archeological sites in Calgary and area that he heard about the Bodo area for the last two years. “I was amazed at the size of the area and the things coming out.”

He said during his talk about pre-history sites around Calgary that only the surface has been scratched. There have been approximately 900 archeological sites identified in or near Calgary and also showed some dart tips from the north west area in Calgary that are 7,500 years old. After 25 years teaching, Vivian has spent a decade excavating sites in Calgary and has prepared a slide show that deals with the evolution of buffalo hunting.

After his slide show and talk he took questions from the audience and afterwards Gibson took him back to the Bodo camp site where he stayed over the night.

More on the Bodo activities in this week’s paper with An Archaeologist’s Diary by
Peter F. R. Kirchmeir who reports at the U of A field school near Bodo.

Full story in June 28 edition of The Provost News.
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