Human Presence and Intersocietal Interactions in the Laurentians (Quebec, Canada)

Summary

The Laurentians is a region of rolling hills, mountains and lakes occupying a strategic position in the vast hydrographic basin that drains the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Archaeological fieldwork undertaken since 2015 demonstrates the integration of this landscape within interaction networks encompassing several other regions of the greater Northeast at various time periods. Ceramic remains, notably, reveal close links between Alquonquins of the Laurentians and both Hurons to the west and Saint Lawrence Iroquoians to the south. Ongoing analysis of organic residues preserved in these vessels will further document how such artifacts were integrated and used in the Laurentian landscape. Artifacts associated with the Fur Trade, on the other hand, illustrate commercial relationships that bonded Algonquin and their French allies at the beginning of the 17th century. By means of documentary sources and archaeological data, this poster draws a picture of the Laurentians, a landscape on which small nomadic groups inscribed their presence, interacted, and created social memories for over 5000 years.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 21421