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DigsSite Name: Davidson Alternative Name: AhHk-54Country: Canada
NOTE: This site is 74.944 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: London, Ontario Nearest Village: Port Franks, Ontario
Latitude: 43.229000N Longitude: 81.891W
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Settlement in Ontario.Late Archaic Settlement with evidence of pit houses dating back to 2500 BC.
The location given is for the nearby village of Port Franks, not the site itself, which lies along the AuSable River. The site appears to be on private land and is not accessible to the general public. Described by Christopher J. Ellis,
Department of Anthropology, University of Western Ontario.
Note: Oldest house in Ontario discovered at 4,500 year old settlement near Lake Huron.
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