Through our collaboration with the Stockmen’s Association we came across photos of the archaeological dig at the Ranche summer of 1977.
It’s very exciting to see these photos. We’ll dig deeper into the results in a future blog. For now, here are just a small sample.
Cochrane Ranche is an important historic site in Western Canada. As the first attempt at a large-scale ranching operation, the ranch may have provided only modest returns for its investors; but for Western Canada the experimentation and developments encouraged more ranching that was to provide a foundation for the future. -
Cellar Roof
Recovering artifacts
Thousands of artifacts were recovered. The dig was summarized in the following document.
Fancy plate Relics
