About Us

Zoë has been working in and studying archaeology for nearly a decade. With a BA and MSc from the University of Toronto, and as a current PhD candidate at MUN, she has specialized in Arctic and Subarctic archaeology for four years, focusing on Newfoundland and Labrador. She specializes in the identification of stone tools and animal bones, as well as the interpretation of radiocarbon data. Before coming to call Newfoundland home, she worked as a field archaeologist in Ontario, South Africa, Germany, and Labrador. She is excited to connect with people from across the province to discuss what heritage means to us all, and how to best preserve it for future generations.

Pier-Ann is an archaeologist specializing in archaeoentomology (scientific study of insect remains on archaeological sites) as part of her PhD. Currently enrolled at MUN, she works on multiple sites across Newfoundland, spanning thousands of years of human occupation. She got her BA at Laval University (QC) and MA at MUN, where she worked on an Inuit site in northern Labrador. Pier-Ann has extensive field experience in multiple contexts (pre-contact, historical, urban). Since she has been blending palaeoecology and archaeology for the last 4 years, Pier-Ann has a longue-durée perspective when protecting our collective environmental and cultural legacies currently under threat. 

Elsa Simms is a townie, an archaeologist and an award-winning museum curator. She has done archaeology and Cultural Resource Management all over Newfoundland, Labrador, Ontario, Ireland, and Sweden. Elsa also curated the award-winning museum exhibit, Punk Rock Pearl, at Admiralty House Communications Museum. Aside from Punk Rock Pearl, Elsa has curated, researched, programmed, and created many other successful exhibits about the heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador during her time as Manager of Admiralty House. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at MUN focusing on community archaeology.