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<< Our Photo Pages >> Port au Choix National Historic Site - Ancient Village or Settlement in Canada

Submitted by MartinJEley on Sunday, 26 July 2015  Page Views: 5279

Multi-periodSite Name: Port au Choix National Historic Site
Country: Canada
NOTE: This site is 526.494 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Port au Choix
Latitude: 50.697020N  Longitude: 57.38181W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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MartinJEley visited on 18th Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Although there is little to see in the way of ruins appreciating the remoteness of the site and its long history make a visit worthwhile.

Port au Choix National historic Site
Port au Choix National historic Site submitted by MartinJEley : Near the Point Riche Lighthouse is the "Dorset Doorway", an artist's conception of a Dorset House from the Phillip's Garden area of the site. (Vote or comment on this photo)
For over 6,000 years this site has been a crossroads for various North American and European cultures. Since the 1920s archaeological work in this area has revealed evidence of four archaic cultures. These are the Maritime Archaic, Dorset and Groswater Paleoeskimo, and "Recent Indians" or the ancestors of the Beothuk.

The archaeology goes well beyond this site with elements being found at many sites across Newfoundland's Great Northern Penninsula. The site is operated by Parks Canada. The site has been developed to provide visitors with an insight into the history of the site while exploring both natural and man made features.

Located off the main site, in the nearby town of Port au Choix, is the site of the Maritime Archaic Indian Cemetery with a modern Gathering Circle, and interpretative panels. A small museum at the same location also provides valuable historical information. A visit to this area provides a tremendous insight into the long history of this area of Newfoundland.
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Port au Choix National Historic Site
Port au Choix National Historic Site submitted by MartinJEley : The site of the Maritime Archaic Burial Ground, in the local town of Port au Choix, features this modern Gathering Circle with interpretation panels as an opportunity for reflection. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Port au Choix National Historic Site
Port au Choix National Historic Site submitted by MartinJEley : Gulf of St. Lawrence from Point Riche. The Point Riche Lighthouse is at the western end of the site. This picture, taken on a windy day, gives a sense of the remote nature of an area showing signs of settlement going back some 5500 years. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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