A Review of Archaeological Research at the Acadian Village of Beaubassin

Summary

The Village of Beaubassin, settled in the 1670s by Acadians from the Port Royal area was attacked and destroyed twice by New England raiders and razed again in 1750 by French soldiers. Following the abandonment of the community, British troops built Fort Lawrence on the ruins of Beaubassin. Long known as an important and strategic Acadian community, the first archaeological excavations occurred in the 1950s, followed in 1968 by a major excavation of several house sites, a large scale salvage operation in the 1990s and several smaller tests. Designated a National Historic Site in 2006, Parks Canada initiated a long-term archaeological resource management strategy which included substantial testing. This paper will present many of the findings based on these excavations and will highlight new and critical information based on archaeological discoveries at Beaubassin.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Archaeologies of Acadia: From Homeland to Diaspora   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2014

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): SYM-49,03