Sweat Lodges and Solidarity: The Archaeology of the Hubbert Site
In 1990, ASI undertook salvage excavations at the Hubbert site, a mid- to late-fifteenth century Late Woodland period settlement located on the eastern margin of the Innisfil upland overlooking the broad valley of Lovers Creek. In the course of excavating 3,260 square metres of this one hectare settlement, two longhouses were completely exposed, while the […]
The Archaeology of the Dunsmore Site: 15th-Century Community Transformations in Southern Ontario
Located in southern Simcoe County, Ontario, the Dunsmore site is a two-hectare, mid- to late 15th-century Iroquoian settlement that had a complex history – one that may have included both seasonal tenancies and year-round occupations.The settlement appears to have served as both a seasonal fishing camp and a semi-permanent agricultural village, perhaps involving members of […]
The Archaeology of the Grandview Site: A Fifteenth Century Iroquoian Community on the North Shore of Lake Ontario
The excavation and analysis of the Grandview site has shed important new light on the Iroquoian settlement of the north shore of Lake Ontario. Based on the results of the ceramic analysis, Grandview is estimated to have been occupied primarily during the early Late Iroquoian period (ca. A.D. 1400-1450.)
The Moatfield Ossuary: Isotopic Dietary Analysis of an Iroquoian Community, Using Dental Tissue
The Moatfield ossuary (AkGv-65) was discovered in North York, Ontario, in 1997. Archaeological Services Inc. was contracted to exhume and then re-bury the human remains. Located on the periphery of a Late Woodland Iroquoian village, the ossuary included 87 people, 58 of them adults. First Nations authorities allowed the analysis of one tooth per person. […]
What Lies Beneath: Excavating the Past
In an article for Ground Magazine published quarterly by the Ontario Association for Landscape Architects, Williamson and Hughes discuss the practice of Cultural Resource Management in Ontario and delve into the province’s 13,000 years of complex history, specifically from a Toronto perspective.
