Colonial architecture from the Cartier-Roberval site (1541-1543), Cap Rouge, Quebec

Summary

Three buildings and a major defensive element were unearthed on the edge of the Cap Rouge cliff. Building materials and techniques as well as their principal characteristics are presented and discussed. Research has used specialized studies such as anthracology, geoarchaeology, sedimentology, chemical and mineralogical analysis of soils in order to document many architectural aspects. Also, a comparative approach has led to the examination of many medieval European as well as American colonial sites. A tentative restitution is given of the buildings and fort as is known from the present interpretation of the data.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2014   •
• New Research on 16th and 17th century Forts in the Americas

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): SYM-8,05