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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif">Jan. 27, 2021
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<b><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif">Royal BC Museum archaeologist working with First Nations after Indigenous artifact is retrieved from local beach
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif">VICTORIA, BC</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif">—Royal BC Museum curator
of archaeology Grant Keddie has confirmed that a carved stone pillar found on a Victoria-region beach in the summer of 2020 is an Indigenous artifact, and will work with the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations to determine the most suitable home—temporary or permanent—for
the discovery. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><a name="_Hlk60755277"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif">“It’s an exciting find and a clear reminder of the long history of our people living in this region,”
said Chief Ron Sam of the Songhees Nation. “We are looking forward to learning much more about the stone.”</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><a name="_Hlk60752253"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif">“We hope to find more in the future, maybe under the landslide or in the water just offshore,” said
Chief Rob Thomas of the Esquimalt Nation. “Our hope is future discoveries may tell a fuller story of the stone`s history.”<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><a name="_Hlk55552302"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif">“This is a remarkable find with a remarkable story,” said</span>
</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk55552302"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif">Prof. Jack Lohman, CEO of the Royal BC Museum. “The Royal BC Museum will continue working with the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations to learn
more about the pillar’s cultural significance and will follow their lead regarding the future location and display of the artifact.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Keddie says the stone was brought to his attention by local resident Bernhard Spalteholz, who was walking along the beach between Finlayson and Clover Points
(below Beacon Hill Park) on July 12, 2020. After hearing about the item on the beach from an unidentified passerby, Spalteholz took a series of photos of the carved stone, which he shared with Keddie.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">On July 16, Keddie and some helpers returned to the beach, identified the stone and carefully moved it to the Royal BC Museum. Already considering it likely
that the stone was an Indigenous artifact, Keddie reached out to members of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, asking them to visit and assess the stone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">At the Royal BC Museum, Keddie worked with conservation team members to stabilize and protect the integrity of the artifact, which had been immersed in
seawater, with one side now covered in algae. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The artifact is a large slab of sandstone, a type of rock not found in this area, and does not appear to have been carved with steel tools. Keddie notes
it weighs approximately 100 kg.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">After examining the stone, consulting with local communities and returning to anthropological (Western) records, Keddie now hypothesizes that it is a ritual
stone pillar, likely related to ceremonies such as the first salmon ceremony, used in puberty rites or related to ceremonies involving the feeding of the dead.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Given the location of its discovery, Keddie suggests the pillar could be the same one mentioned by Lekwungen elders to anthropologist Franz Boas in the
late 1880s. Boaz indicated its location as being “not far” from the military gun batteries that once existed at Finlayson Point in Beacon Hill Park.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Keddie speculates that the stone pillar once stood near the more extended edge of the cliff until a large landslide took it down and eventually shifted
it near its recent location.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">He notes that at some point, a large section of the cliff has fallen into the ocean, just above where the stone was found.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Keddie shares far more details about the story of the re-discovery of the artifact on Royal BC Museum blog entry:
<a href="rbcm.ca/lekwungunritualstonepillar">rbcm.ca/lekwungunritualstonepillar</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The Royal BC Museum continues to work closely and collaboratively with the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations to determine next steps, including carrying out
any cultural work, identifying where the artifact will be kept, and determining whether it will be on display for the public to observe.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121;background:white">Welcome back to the Royal BC Museum! You’ll see new operating hours, timed tickets and changes to help you maintain physical distancing
during your visit. Click <a href="https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/we-woolly-missed-you">
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