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The Avonlea culture is a pre-Columbian archaeological culture of the upper Great Plains of Canada and the United States. It is defined by complexes of projectile points, pottery, and other artifacts discovered in archaeological sites concentrated in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan and in northern Montana.
Archaeology in Saskatchewan, Canada, is supported by professional and amateur interest, privately funded and not-for-profit organizations, and governmental and citizen co-operation with the primary incentive to encourage archaeological awareness and interest in the heritage that defines the province to this date.
The site of forts built in 1810, 1845 and 1855 (with foundations and archaeological remains existing from the 1855 fort); served as a strategically placed Hudson's Bay Company fort and a North-West Mounted Police post, and the location where Treaty 6 was signed Claybank Brick Plant [15] 1912 (established) 1994 Claybank
The site was discovered in 1963 on a farm near Swift Current, with archaeological work beginning in 1969. [2] [3] Later excavations uncovered remains of 304 bodies. [4]The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1973, as it is one of the oldest indigenous burial grounds in the Canadian Prairies. [1]
The site is a National Historic Site of Canada due to the importance of its archaeological resources representing nearly 6000 years of the history of the Northern Plains peoples. [1] In 2016, it was announced that Wanuskewin intends to seek UNESCO World Heritage designation, [2] which would make it the first World Heritage Site in Saskatchewan.
Treaty Nº 7 Signing Site National Historic Site of Canada Siksika Indian Reserve #146 AB 50°47′12″N 112°53′42″W / 50.7867°N 112.895°W / 50.7867; -112.895 ( Treaty Nº 7 Signing Site National Historic Site of
Archaeological sites in Alberta (7 P) B. ... Archaeological sites in Saskatchewan (1 P) W. Woodland period sites in Canada (13 P) Y. Archaeological sites in Yukon (5 P)
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) As of March 2018, there are 61 National Historic Sites in the province of Alberta, 16 of which are owned or administered by Parks Canada. The first three sites in Alberta were designated in 1923: the site of rival trading posts Fort Augustus and Fort ...