b'CAREER PROFILEMY JOB ROCKS!PROFILES OF REAL PEOPLE AND THEIR REAL JOBSNAME:Jacquie FisherPROFESSION: ArcheologistWHAT DO I DO?Im an archeologist. I study a site for any artifacts that may have historical value. The Aggregate Resources Act mandates an archeological assessment of a site planned for extraction. I use the site plan to determine the limits ofextraction,thenIconductaphased-ininquiryto determine if there could be remnants of early colonial or indigenous settlements or activity, such as trade routes.Thisworkisprovinciallyregulated.Iamalicensed archeologist, and I must file a report with the province about our intention to study a site, and a final report onWhen I peel back layers of earth, I peel back layers of time. what we found. These are publicly available documentsIts like a chocolate layer cake. Who lived here? How did they that allow local communities or First Nations to becomelive? What did they do? involved in the site study. They may become monitors of our work. I love solving that puzzle.HOW DO I DO IT? WHY DO I LOVE IT?My team and I start with a desktop survey, looking forMy parents sparked my interest. They worked in geology, reported archeological finds around the area or on thesoIgrewuplovingrocksandhistory.Archeologyis property. Then we go into the field, walking it in linestaughtthroughAnthropologyinCanada,soIwentto five metres apart. We do a controlled surface pick-upthe University of Western Ontario, where I also studied and drop a forestry flag at every spot we find something.history, geology and cartography. Im a member of the We use a handheld GPS to plot their locations. Then weOntario Association of Professional Archeologists. I love look at all the flags to get a picture of the site.the connection to the past and being outdoors. If it looks like we need to go further, we plot a series ofMyspecialityislithicsorsmallrockartifacts,and one by one-metre hand digs with trowelsin areas ofstratigraphy,theanalysisoftheorderandpositionof dense activity and in areas that lead up to them. If welayers of archaeological remains. When I peel back layers find important artifacts, like indigenous pottery, wellof earth, I peel back layers of time. Its like a chocolate open a larger excavation. layer cake. Who lived here? How did they live? What did they do? I love solving that puzzle.DOES YOUR JOB ROCK?32 AVENUESWINTER 2023'