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Multi-periodSite Name: Xaytem Ancient Native SettlementCountry: Canada
NOTE: This site is 10.424 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Mission, BC Nearest Village: Deroche, BC
Latitude: 49.151111N Longitude: 122.251111W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Ancient Settlement and Sacred Stone in BC, Canada. The XeXa:ls were, prominent figures in Sto:lo oral history, they taught three si:ya:m (respected leaders) how to write the Halq'emeylem language, and instructed them to share this knowledge with the Sto:lo. When they did not, XeXa:ls transformed them into stone. This rock called Xa:ytem (literally "sudden transformation") is said to contain the "shxweli" or "Life Force" of the three si:ya:m and exemplifies the importance of preserving Sto:lo history, culture, and spirituality.
The archaeological evidence is further physical testimony of long term Sto:lo presence along the Fraser River.
This is a site of an Ancient Native Settlement that had existed there for approximately 9000 Years. It was destroyed but then rebuilt upon the site where their Ancient Settlement once existed.
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