Archaeological
Private James Simpson - 1784
Parks Canada celebrates its 100th anniversary with the CSI investigation of skeletal remains found on the shoreline at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia in 1994. The subsequent investigation into the remains and artifacts found with the skeleton reveal that the individual is likely Private James Simpson of the 57th Regiment circa 1784.Private Simpson is shown wearing the uniform of the 57th Regiment detailing the artifacts found in the grave.
Visit Fort Anne, Nova Scotia to see the complete display of artifacts and investigation of Private Simpson beginning July 16, 2011 at Annapolis Royal.
Illustration courtesy of © Parks Canada- Fort Anne, NS
For more information on the story of Private James Simpson read the article in the Annapolis Spectator by Heather Killen http://www.annapoliscountyspectator.ca/News/2011-07-12/article-2648019/Cold-case-at-Fort-Anne/1
CBC Podcast at Information Mornings: Denise Hansen, Parks Canada, describes the discovery and investigation- http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningns/2011/07/solving-a-historic-mystery.html
Visit Private Simpson at Parks Canada- Fort Anne National Historic Site: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/fortanne/index.aspx
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Moimango - Anga Chief - Koke Village, Papua, New Guinea
National Geographic Expedition leads to the restoration of the remains of Moimango, Chief of the Anga tribe who was mummified 50 yrs ago in the smoked tradition of his ancestors.
Dr. Andrew Nelson, University of Western Ontario and Dr. Ron Beckett, Quinnipiac University travelled to New Guinea as part of a team to restore the mummified remains which had deteriorated over time. As is the tradition, the villagers often visit the smoked remains of Moimango on the cliffs overlooking the village.
The facial reconstruction of Moimango was completed using measurements and photographs of the mummified remains then presented to Gemtasu, present Chief and son of Moimango.
The presentation was captured by Ulla Lohmann, National Geographic photojournalist in the Koke village hut as Gemtasu, overcome by emotion, (center) saw his father's face for the first time in 50 yrs.
Photo courtesy of Ulla Lohmann
Read the article by Ed Stannard, New Haven Register to learn more. http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/08/31/news/doc4c7c76da73e36293114541.txt
FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION of an ANGA MUMMY: Poster presented at the Canadian Association of Physical Anthropologists (CAPA - 2010) - Dr. Andrew Nelson, Dr. Ron Beckett and Victoria Lywood.
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