Preliminary research in the archives of the Archaeological Survey of Canada at the Canadian Museum of Civilization indicate that there is a sufficient amount of material relating to prehistoric and early historic sites in the Ottawa region to allow an inventory and preliminary analysis. Over thirty archaeological findspots are recorded for Carleton County alone. There are also a number of references to artifact finds located at the Chaudière Falls, and around the shores of Lake Deschênes and Lake des Chats to be found in old reports and newspaper articles.
Taken
together, these sites serve as the basis for a much larger puzzle which
has only a few surviving pieces. But they are enough to tell us that a
fascinating story awaits those with the patience to seek it out.
Ancient
Ottawa presents
a brief outline of the prehistory of aboriginal peoples in the Ottawa region.
It also provides information about the known archeological sites that are
situated within the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.
We invite
you to look beyond the buildings and the monuments, and imagine a land
and a people as they were for thousands of years.
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learn more about this page's background image as well as its creator, Greg
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