Secrets of Ancient Fishing VIllage Uncovered
Friday, October 19, 2012 @ 3:53 AM
Prince George, B.C. – It’s been two years since the UNBC Department of Anthropology first looked to study an ancient fishing village on the Babine River. A 6 week excavation that started in July and wrapped up in September, is now complete.
The excavation of one of the long houses at the site uncovered more than 400 artefacts spanning more than a thousand years.
The fishing site was determined to be at least 1300 years old, and the artefacts, made from stone, bone, bark and metal, cross the ages, indicating the site had been used during ancient times through the first European contact and into more recent years.
The project was part of a continuing partnership between the Department, the University, and the Lake Babine Nation (LBN). A crew spent six weeks in July, August, and September excavating the remains of one of the many long houses at the ancient fishing village.
"These findings confirm the histories that our elders have passed on to us," says Chief Wilfred Adam of Lake Babine Nation. "It is gratifying to see multi-year projects such as this one moving ahead. We look forward to working with UNBC on many more projects in the future."
There is still work to be done as information gathered has to be analysed and some of the students involved in the project will be using that information for their thesis. The material will be published and there will be public presentations on the final results.
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Nice work UNBC. Look forward to seeing more.
Really hope the artifacts will be on display at some point. Would be amazing to touch a tool used a thousand years ago. So much history we know so little about
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