An Urban Context for the Study of Colonialism: Québec City

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Comparative Perspectives on European Colonization in the Americas: Papers in Honor of Réginald Auger" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Québec City was the urban heart of the European colonization of the Saint Lawrence River watershed for much of the French and English regimes; it remained an important urban centre well after. The city is a major source of data about and an inspiration for the study of colonization and its long-term effects. Réginald Auger and Laval University have been outstanding proactive agents in the examination of this exceptional urban environment. This presentation will examine their role with major actors in the regional context. Several major research projects, notably the Intendant’s Palace site and the Hunt site, have trained a generation if archaeologists and contributed substantial insights into the complex evolution of the Old Québec UNESCO world heritage site while Réginald’s constant implication oriented research on such projects as the Cartier-Roberval site. His efforts have also fostered the dissemination of scientific studies through publication programs or web-based tools.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020   •
• Comparative Perspectives on European Colonization in the Americas: Papers in Honor of Réginald Auger

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