Evidence of a 12,000 year old settlement. Sites that bear witness to the past of our Aboriginal ancestors, as well as to the era of New France. Age-old remains that tell a distant story… Quebec abounds in archaeological sites of incredible richness that The newspaper you will discover throughout the summer.
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In this year which marks the return to the cinema of the most famous archaeologist on the planet, Indiana Joneswe are proud to be associated with Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archeology and History Complexto make you discover 12 of these sites, often misunderstood, which are distributed everywhere on the immensity of the Quebec territory.
Each week, 12 expert archaeologists will take turns to help you discover each of these places, thanks to enriched interactive articles specially designed for our website and our mobile application. Their observations will make you realize that it is not necessary to go to Egypt, Europe or the Middle East to make dazzling archaeological finds: many secrets are also buried everywhere on Quebec territory, allowing you to unlock secrets of the life of our ancestors.
We are starting now with the publication of the first two enriched articles of this summer series: first discover the thousand-year-old secrets buried in Nominingue, in the Hautes-Laurentidesthen be dazzled by those hidden in Lac-Mégantic, in the Eastern Townships, where archaeologists found evidence of the oldest human presence in Quebec.
An exercise never done before
From Montreal to Quebec, via Nord-du-Québec and the Côte-Nord, these 12 archaeologists will take up their pens themselves, all summer long, to tell you the secrets of these sites that they know better than anyone. .
For each of the places, a capsule presents the archaeologist who wrote the text before it sheds light on these places that he himself explored and excavated.
This in itself is an exercise never done before.
Each of the sites is told in a personal tone with many unpublished photos and fascinating details, which will fascinate all those interested in the archeology and history of Quebec.
With the approach of the summer season, practical information is also offered to you, in particular on the sites which are accessible to the public and which you might want to visit alone, as a couple or as a family during the holiday period.
We are proud to point out that this unprecedented project was made possible thanks to the kind collaboration of Louise Pothier, curator and chief archaeologist at Pointe-à-Callière. We thank her warmly.
Photo Toma Iczkovits / QMI Agency
Louise Pothier, curator and chief archaeologist at the Pointe-à-Callière museum.
In addition to the two enriched articles we are broadcasting today, here are the ten other archaeological sites that will be told to you throughout the summer:
- the Forts-et-Châteaux-Saint-Louis National Historic Site, in Old Québec;
- the Îlot des Palais, in Quebec;
- Mission Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, in L’Ancienne-Lorette;
- very old Aboriginal sites hidden in downtown Montreal;
- the Irish cemetery, in the Pointe-Saint-Charles district, in Montreal;
- the old parliament of Canada, the remains of which are buried in Old Montreal;
- a very old Aboriginal site located in Saint-Anicet, in Montérégie;
- three exceptional sites in Nord-du-Québec;
- wrecks buried on the North Shore and
- hidden fortifications at La Prairie, in Montérégie.
It is therefore an appointment, to follow all summer.
Happy reading and happy exploring!
Sebastien Menard
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Quebec newspaper