Before Ontario

Marit K. Munson is associate professor of anthropology at Trent University.Susan M. Jamieson is professor of anthropology at Trent University.

"Before Ontario is the result of extensive experience, knowledge, and understanding. This group of authors represents the major, active, and long-established authorities of archaeology in Ontario. As such, they have provided the best scholarly input that such a book could, and should, be based upon." Jean-Luc Pilon, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Carleton University "[Before Ontario] provides a good overview of Ontario's prehistory by those who have helped construct it, and people interested in archaeology will … be fascinated by the authors' engaging discussions of their own research and the numerous case studies they describe." American Antiquity"This book is a marvel. It successfully presents state-of-the-art knowledge of Ontario, Canada archaeology simultaneously to professional, paraprofessional, and public audiences. It brings together accomplished regional archaeologists, seamlessly melding together chapters by fifteenauthors. Throughout, the voice is pitch-perfect, clearly explicating the complexities of archaeology at all phases from fieldwork to analysis and interpretation without jargon. Few edited volumes of this scale and scope achieve such clarity and accessibility. This could be used as a textbook at high school, college and graduate school levels, yet retains the feel and style of an academic edited volume. It is a role model of crossing the boundaries of today's archaeology. [There is a] canyon of practice and realities between Ontario and neighboring New York State. The international boundary has isolated the two sides both methodologically and theoretically. This excellent volume provides an opportunity for archaeologists outside Ontario to catch up quickly on the regional state of the art, erase our isolation and better produce interregional comparisons and envision cooperative projects." Journal of Anthropological Research