Shamblers Cove

The Shamblers Cove site, located near Greenspond on the north side of Bonavista Bay, gains prominence in Newfoundland and Labrador archaeology due to the unique characteristics of its Dorset component. It should also be recognized for its multiple instances of First Nation occupations. The Historic Resources Division first became aware of this site in June […]

Salmon fishing

Currently, there are about 5000 known archaeological sites in Newfoundland and Labrador which range from ~9000 years old to the 20th century. A lot of those sites have seen some level of archaeological investigation. However, one area of archaeological research that has not seen much activity is European salmon fishing. By the 18th century, this […]

The Curtis site, a Maritime Archaic cemetery

One of the best known archaeological sites in Newfoundland and Labrador is the Maritime Archaic cemetery at Port au Choix. The site was found in 1967 during the excavation of a building. Dr. James Tuck of Memorial University investigated this discovery in the fall of 1967 and returned to the site for the next two […]