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		Aboriginal Peoples: The Boyd's Cove Beothuk Site: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage ^Votes:0 The Beothuks Beothuk Culture Post-Contact Beothuk History The Boyd's Cove Beothuk Site Beothuk Language Distribution and Size of Population Hunting and food preparation Personal appearance and clothing Beothuk housing Transportation Beothuk Institution Previous researchers had concluded that Beothuk extinction was the result of European disease and starvation. The Beothuks generally avoided contact with Europeans. Boyd's Cove was a good camping site because the porous composition of the moraine allowed rain water to drain through it quickly. The Beothuks living at Boyd's Cove ate a rich and varied diet. Some Beothuk houses at Boyd's Cove were similar in function and style to shaputuan houses of the Innu in Labrador. Rather than trading furs for goods, the Boyd's Cove Beothuks were taking t Read More Go to Site


		Colony of Avalon ^Votes:0 History \| Artifacts \| Archaeology \| Walking Tour \| Visiting Newsletters \| Search \| Introduction \| Fun and Games \| Site Map Sign Guestbook \| Gift Shop \| Heritage Web Site Project \| Contacts --> For an update on the excavations in 2004 visit "2004 Updates." --> Also visit the Virtual Walking Tour for 2002 at "Colony of Avalon Virtual Walking Tour." --> For updates on site activities, check out the latest news at "From the Dig." (2006 Update Now Available) ( "From the Dig: Summer 2003" is now online.) --> by Downhomer.com --> Sponsored by: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation Human Resources and Development Canada Site and Contents ©1999, Colony of Avalon Foundation and Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site Project, Memorial University of Ne Read More Go to Site

		Investigating Ferryland - Archaeology - Colony of Avalon ^Votes:0 Archaeology History of the Dig The Dig Conservation Laboratory Case Study of an Artifact Slide Show Tour History of the Colony of Avalon Archaeology --> The Artifacts Visiting the Colony of Avalon Investigating Ferryland There are a number of ways to discover the past: the study of documents written about past events (traditional history), oral traditions about the past (oral history) and the study of objects lost, abandoned or discarded by past societies ( archaeology ). Each has its advantages and disadvantages and the information derived from each set of techniques might be said to come to us through a set of filters. Map of Ferryland, 1693. From D.W. Prowse, A History of Newfoundland from the English, Colonial, and Foreign Records , 2nd edition (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1896) 111 Read More Go to Site

		Labrador Straits : History ^Votes:0 Webcam · Forums Labrador Straits The Labrador Straits Region of Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada Labrador Straits History A Timeline to Ponder WHEN WE speak of 'history' we frequently refer to the last five centuries, when Europeans explored and later settled the New World. But for thousands of years previous to that time aboriginal peoples made the Labrador Straits home. The oldest known site of prehistoric occupation is located near today's town of Pinware and dates to about 9,000 years ago. In contrast, the modern communities of the Labrador Straits were founded only about 200 years ago. That represents just 2% of the total time that people have lived in our region.... Prehistory A people known today as Palaeo-Indians established campsites in the Labrador Straits 9,000 years ago, hunting Read More Go to Site

		The Vikings came to North America! ^Votes:0 Home Categories Active Adventure Affinity Family History & Culture Hobby Nature & Wildlife Romance Soft Adventure Spiritual Sports Destination Africa Asia Australia Carribean Central America Europe Middle East North America Oceania South America The Vikings came to North America! The Year 2000 marks the 1000th anniversary of the Viking exploration of North America. At the very northern tip of Newfoundland is a site that preserves this outstanding cultural and historical event - L'Anse aux Meadows. L'Anse aux Meadows is the only authenticated Viking site in North America. It was established 1000 years ago by the explorer Leif Eiriksson during his adventures in eastern North America - 500 years before Columbus' exploits in the "New World". The site was rediscovered by Helge Ingstad Read More Go to Site

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