▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Museum ▁of ▁Ontario ▁Arch ae ology . ▁The ▁Anth rop ology ▁Department ▁of ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario ▁runs ▁an ▁annual ▁field ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁Law son ▁site ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁in ▁Ontario ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 9 ▁long h ouses ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁within ▁the ▁village , ▁along ▁with ▁numerous ▁m idd ens ▁and ▁p its . ▁The ▁entire ▁village ▁was ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁pal is ade ▁walls ▁and ▁def ensive ▁earth works . ▁Over ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁artifact s ▁have ▁been ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁site , ▁providing ▁valuable ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁daily ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁site ' s ▁occup ants . ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁Law son ▁site ▁were ▁h ort icult ural ists , ▁growing ▁corn , ▁be ans ▁and ▁squ ash ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁Three ▁Sister s ) ▁on ▁fields ▁surrounding ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Aff ili ations ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁affili ated ▁with : ▁C MA , ▁ ▁CH IN , ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario ▁and ▁the ▁Virtual ▁Museum ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁S ust ain able ▁Arch ae ology : ▁Western , ▁a ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario ▁arch ae ological ▁research ▁facility ▁and ▁repository , ▁was ▁constructed ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁museum . ▁S ust ain able ▁Arch ae ology ▁is ▁an ▁inter - inst