Of Bugs and Men: Involuntary Interactions at the Intendant’s Palace site (CeEt-30), Québec City

Summary

Intendant and Governor were two of the most important characters in New France. It is thus little surprising that the Intendant would want a building that suits his rank. However, more surprising is the location of that building. Indeed, the lack of space in the upper town can partially explain the construction of the palace down the slope in what was to become the lower town. Nevertheless, it has been documented that even at the time the French arrived in Quebec City, the site was a damp stretch of land a dozen feet large. This is what created my interest in the transition from a natural to a cultural landscape. Questions that will be addressed include ‘What type of adaptations where made to the environment?’ and ‘to what extent did the Europeans adapt to the local landscape?’. This paper will focus on archaeoentomological results.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2014   •
• Foregrounding the Landscape in Archaeology

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): SYM-38,05