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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 Gray Burial Site is a pre-contact traditional burial ground that was used by hunters who inhabited the northern Swift Current region between 3500 and 1000 B.C.E. Between 1970 and 1974, the site underwent archaeological excavations and was declared a National Historic site (1973) for it is one of the oldest burial grounds in the Plains at ...
As of July 2021, there were 49 National Historic Sites designated in Saskatchewan, 10 of which are administered by Parks Canada (identified below by the beaver icon ). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Numerous National Historic Events also occurred in Saskatchewan, and are identified at places associated with them, using the same style of federal plaque which marks ...
Burial site for Joseph Howe, Robert Stanfield, Abraham Gesner, Viola Desmond; Fairview Cemetery, Halifax. Many victims of the RMS Titanic sinking. Garrison Cemetery, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, The oldest English tomb stone in all of Canada, 1720 CE; though the cemetery was est. 1605.
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The site is located along a distributary called Bigstone River [3] on the eastern edge of the delta made by the Saskatchewan River flowing into Cumberland Lake. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1924, [4] and was protected as a historic park by the provincial government in 1986. [5]