Many years ago, on a Sunday, myself and two other archaeologists convened on the bank of the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg, less than thirty meters from where that river joined with the Red River.  A new bridge was being planned.  There was a lot of construction going on in the area at the time, and we were on hand to mitigate the work.

On this Sunday, no press was present, nor any construction workers, because what we were about to do was private.  Just a quiet little excavation.  A half doz...