User talk:Hoopes/J. Norman Emerson

=Introduction= J. Norman Emerson is a Canadian archaeologist who pioneered intuitive archaeology. Norman also founded the Ontario Archaeological Society in 1951. He is known as the "Father of Canadian Archaeology".

=Personal Life= J. Norman Emerson grew up in Toronto. In 1932 he attended the University of Toronto Schools until 1936. However, he completed his sociology degree at Trinity College at the The University of Toronto in 1940. While doing field work in Illinois he decided he wanted to attend the University of Chicago and study anthropology. He met his wife, Ann Elliot, while attending The University of Chicago and they had three children together. During his time in Chicago World War 2 began and Norman was drafted into the Canadian Army.

When he returned from the war he was appointed as a Supervisor of Archaeological Studies in Toronto. He was responsible for initiating investigations and carrying out excavations. At University of Toronto he founded and archaeological laboratory and co-founded the Ontario Archaeological Society in 1951.

= Intuitive Archaeology = He gave his first speech on Intuitive Archaeology at McMaster Univeristy in January of 1973.

=Field Work= Norman studied for the first time in 1938 under Phileo Nash at the Pound site. The next summer in 1939 he worked with Kenneth E. Kidd at the Rock Lake site in Algonquin Park. Norman also helped supervise and excavate the Mounds at the Kincaid Site in 1940 and 1941.

=Published Work= =See Also=
 * Digging Up the Past With Grapefruit Knives. by J. Norman Emerson (1939).
 * Preliminary report on the excavations of the Kant site: Renfrew county, Ontario by J. Norman Emerson (1949)
 * Understanding Iroquois pottery in Ontario by J. Norman Emerson (1956)
 * A study of Fort St. Joseph (Histoire et archeologie) by J. Norman Emerson (1977)
 * George McMullen — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashsosebee (talk • contribs) 18:36, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Psychic archaeology

=Reference List=

=Bibliography=

Baumler, Ellen. Beyond Spirit Tailings: Montana's Mysteries, Ghosts, and Haunted Places. Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society, 2005. Print.

Noble, WM C. "Obituary: John Norman Emerson (1917–1978)." Canadian Journal of Archaeology (1979): 240-44. JSTOR. Web. Nov. 2012. . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashsosebee (talk • contribs) 17:40, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

Noble, Wm C. "Potsherds, Potlids, and Politics: An Overview of Ontario Archaeology During the 1970's." Canadian Journal of Archaeology 6 (1982): 167-94. JSTOR. Web. Nov. 2012. . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashsosebee (talk • contribs) 17:49, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

http://anthropology.utoronto.ca/Exhibit/sites.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashsosebee (talk • contribs) 17:57, 4 November 2012 (UTC)