From Instagram: Triton Brook Beothuk ancestors & Dorset

Most people in Newfoundland and Labrador do not realize just how long the Beothuk lived in the province; their ancestors first arrived on the Island around 1500 years ago. The photo below shows a selection of chert (stone) arrowheads made by Beothuk ancestors around 1000 years ago. They were found by Dr. Schwarz in the […]

Unbroken – nearly 1500 years of Beothuk

The archaeologically recognized Recent Period on the Island is comprised of the most recent precontact First Nations groups on the island. This period is made up of three archaeologically recognized cultural complexes that archaeologists have termed the Cow Head, Beaches, and Little Passage. The names derive from the location of sites where these complexes were […]

Basque, Beothuk and the big squeeze

I’ve been working a theory over in my head for the last few days based on historic documentation and archaeology sites. It centres around the lack of Beothuk sites on the south coast and how this lack of sites may be due to newcomers to the area. A few weeks ago, I did a blog […]