The ubiquity of bricks as building and paving materials makes them easy to take for granted. But archaeologists find bricks useful and interesting, and not just because we have borrowed…

Nails. Boring, right? No way! Nails give us tons of information at archaeological sites. During the search for the first Fort Vancouver nails have been at the top of my…

While excavating at one of my project properties this week I found these lovely pieces of amethyst glass. They appear to be parts of a wide-mouth jar or bottle. Amethyst…