To reach the remote sites selected for testing in 2014, our crew relied on the venerable de Havilland Twin Otter and two Ken Borek pilots (Photo credit: Robert Park)

Inside the Twin, crew archaeologists and geophysicists take a back seat to valuable cargo: their equipment. (Photo credit: Robert Park)

Once aloft, the plane affords a spectacular view of the Tundra.  Fortunately, every seat is a window seat. (Photo credit: Robert Park)

Most of the low Arctic is thawed by the time our July field season rolls around.  However, ice and snow may be encountered at any time of the year (Photo credit: Brooke Milne)


LdFa-1, one of our main sites for investigation in 2014, viewed from the Twin Otter.  An esker, visible near the top right corner of this photo, serves as a bumpy landing strip. (Photo credit: Robert Park)


A tent ring at LdFa-1.  In the background, crew members plan a geophysical survey of the site to identify structures that are not as visible as this one. (Photo credit: Robert Park)


While the geophysicists plot, crew archaeologists are busy surveying features nearby.  Here, Dr. Brooke Milne documents a hunting blind near LdFa-1. (Photo credit: Robert Park)


Arctic fieldwork is seldom lonesome, as researchers are usually surrounded by an extremely attentive entourage of six-legged admirers. (Photo credit: Robert Park)


Project geophysicist, Dr. Ian Ferguson, carrying out subsurface testing at LdFa-1.  A number of new, subsurface features were identifyed at LdFa-1 using geophysical data collected during the 2014 field season. (Photo credit: Brooke Milne)


At the end of each day, the crew returns via Twin Otter to home base: Iqaluit, NU. (Photo credit: Robert Park)

 
Back in Iqaluit, even more equipment testing occurs.  Here, PhD Candidate David Landry and Dr. Ian Ferguson test out ArcTec's GPR. (Photo credit: Robert Park)