Archaic branches

The Archaic period begins around 9000 years ago in Newfoundland and Labrador with the oldest recognized Archaic site in the province at Pinware Hill in the community of Pinware, radiocarbon dated to 8850+/-100 (SI-2309). Prior to the late 1960s little was known about the Archaic occupation of the province. This drastically changed with the excavation […]

Pinware Hill

The first post I ever wrote for this blog was about the French establishment in West St. Modeste, Labrador known as the Old French Fort EjBe-60. Continuing north along the highway the next community is Pinware, a small town of under 100 people but archaeologically it plays a huge role in the Province’s past. There […]

2022 PAO Review

In 1981, the Historic Resources Division of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador produced the first volume of Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 1980 field season. This journal and subsequent volumes quickly became a reliable source of information dealing with archaeology in this province. Printed copies of this journal were produced up to […]