EventsTalking Archaeology:Power and Paleontology: Encountering Fossils in the Burgess Shale

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Talking Archaeology:Power and Paleontology: Encountering Fossils in the Burgess Shale

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Strathcona

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Talking Archaeology is a public lecture series that explores Alberta's history and rich archaeological heritage. Presented by the Archaeological Society of Alberta: Edmonton Centre - the most northern chapter of the Archaeological Society of Alberta. For more info, visit their website: https://www.arkyedmonton.ca/

TITLE: Power and Paleontology: Encountering Fossils in the Burgess Shale

BIOGRAPHY: Chris Chang-Yen Phillips is a storyteller and people weaver. He works as ECAMP Coordinator at the Edmonton Heritage Council, curating stories and events about Edmonton history. In 2024, he completed his MA in history at the University of Alberta. During his time as Edmonton's 4th historian laureate, he created the local history podcast Let's Find Out. He loves listening to podcasts, learning about nature, and bingeing old episodes of Star Trek.

DESCRIPTION: If you visit BC's Yoho National Park, you can hike up to see 500-million-year old fossils in the Burgess Shale. Your shoes will crunch over fossilized trilobites on the way up, and you might get to hold the claw of an ancient Anomalocaris. Who should be allowed to hold fossils - or take them home? The answers have changed a lot over time.
In this talk, Chris Chang-Yen Phillips will share stories from his graduate history research at the University of Alberta, exploring the history of paleontology in the Burgess Shale. We will discuss how paleontologists helped claim territory for parks and railways, how scientists helped put the Burgess Shale on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and what happened when a stampede of tourists came to have a look.




Suitable for:
Adult
Type:
Guest Speaker
Science and Discovery
Language:
English

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