Continuing Excavations at Sabbath Point (DeBd-08), Red Indian Lake, Newfoundland

The Sabbath Point site (DeBd-08) consists of a single, large, hexagonal-shaped Beothuk housepit. The housepit is remarkable in many respects: for its large size and uncommon design; for having (so far) escaped destruction from logging and flooding; for seemingly not being embedded within a large clu...

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Main Authors: Holly, Donald, Wolff, Christopher, Williamson, James, Samuels, Amanda, Yakabowskas, Dana, Illenberg, Madeline
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: The Keep 2020
Subjects:
Archaeological Anthropology
Indian
Beothuk
Newfoundland
Online Access:https://thekeep.eiu.edu/sociology_fac/62
https://works.bepress.com/donald_holly/36/
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Summary:The Sabbath Point site (DeBd-08) consists of a single, large, hexagonal-shaped Beothuk housepit. The housepit is remarkable in many respects: for its large size and uncommon design; for having (so far) escaped destruction from logging and flooding; for seemingly not being embedded within a large cluster of other housepits; for yielding abundant and well-preserved faunal remains and a few extraordinary iron artifacts; for dating to a pivotal moment in Beothuk history; and for remaining undiscovered for so long

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