As we end the 2018 Fort Saint Louis field season, a big thank you is extended to all who contributed to the excavation. Heather R. of AFN was with us to the end. A natural excavator, we hope she will join us next year!
French
July 30, 2018
We are in the last hours of site preparations before closing everything up. Visitors pop by to have one more look at excavations.
This wall was uncovered during the public dig 4 weeks ago. As anticipated, it continues from the wall we found last year.
July 28, 2018
Christian Laforce, NSM photographer joined us on site this week to capture some of the digging action.
Patrick, an archaeology enthusiast, joined us today to clean up a few pits.
July 24, 2018
We had many visitors to the site today. It was great to share our discoveries.
Two local public archaeology dig participants returned to the site to see how excavation has progressed in recent weeks
July 20, 2018
We had some bailing to do in the units this morning. A lot of rain the day before.
David Jones joined us today and worked in a unit with an unusual charcoal stain.
July 19, 2018
It's rainy here today so its a great opportunity to begin cleaning artifacts. The bags are stacking up!
We cleared the kitchen table at the crew house and set up wash basins and toothbrushes.
July 18, 2018
A very foggy day on site today.
Thomasina uncovered a wonderful artifact today - a fragment of rolled trade copper.
July 17, 2018
We had a steady stream of visitors yesterday. The Acadian community is particularly interested in this early French archaeology site.
We had all the canopies up. It was a warm digging day.
July 16, 2018
We had help this weekend from Curator Adrian Morrison of the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic in Lunenburg. Thanks for your hard work Adrian!
July 11, 2018
We are in a bit of a tropical paradise here in Port La Tour. Often the fog sits far off the site as you can see in this picture.
Visitors are regular. This morning folks from Liverpool came by to see an archaeological excavation and learn of our findings so far.
July 10, 2018
Another beautiful day at the archaeology site. We often see local fisherman at work in Port La Tour Harbour.
We began opeing up new units this week in areas where we found evidence of daily life at the fort in 2017.
July 6, 2018
A view of the archaeology project from the beach. The warm weather continued but a nice ocean breeze picked up today. Lovely!
Field technician Wesley Weatherbee joins colleagues from Saint Mary's University for an afternoon of digging.
July 5, 2018
Similar to the rest of the province, it was hot and humid at the Fort Saint Louis dig site. We set up canopies and umbrellas for the excavators. Shade and water were a must!
July 31, 2017
This summer an archaeological excavation is taking place at the trading post of Charles de la Tour in Port La Tour, Shelburne County. Follow along as Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins (Curator of Archaeology) and her team explore the site.
July 27, 2017
This summer an archaeological excavation is taking place at the trading post of Charles de la Tour in Port La Tour, Shelburne County. Follow along as Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins (Curator of Archaeology) and her team explore the site.
July 27, 2017
This summer an archaeological excavation is taking place at the trading post of Charles de la Tour in Port La Tour, Shelburne County. Follow along as Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins (Curator of Archaeology) and her team explore the site.
July 14, 2017
This summer an archaeological excavation is taking place at the trading post of Charles de la Tour in Port La Tour, Shelburne County. Follow along as Dr. Katie Cottreau-Robins (Curator of Archaeology) and her team explore the site.