Edworthy Park Source: calgary.ca
A remarkable find hidden beneath a southwest Calgary park is offering archaeologists a fresh window into the city’s ancient history.
During a field school excavation in Edworthy Park, University of Calgary archaeology students uncovered a stone projectile tip buried nearly a meter below the surface: a weapon crafted more than 2,000 years ago.
The discovery came last week after researchers identified the site through a series of deep “shovel tests,” used to pinpoint areas likely to contain buried artifacts.
Assistant professor Lindsay Amundsen‑Meyers says the team unearthed what’s known as a Bracken point, a style of stone weapon tip used with an atlatl, or dart thrower, long before the bow and arrow appeared in this region.
All artifacts uncovered at Edworthy Park will be catalogued at the University of Calgary before being transferred to the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton.
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