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This is a list of archaeological sites in Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada:[1] Both the Trent University Site Designation number and the Borden System archeaological designations are given.[2]
- Aurora (7Yk27; BaGu-27), 1550-1600 AD; 3.4 ha; limited excavation
- Lots 14 and 15, Concession 6, West half. Entrance: 500 metres south of Vandorf Rd., on the east side of Concession 5, in lot 14. Site: top of the hill along the north side of the laneway (150 metres by 225 metres).
- Aurora Isolated (7Yk24; BaGu-11)
- Lot 15, Concession 6, West half. Entrance: laneway for lot 14, 500 metres south of Vandorf Rd., east side of 6th Concession. Site is 450 metres east of the 6th concession along lot 14-15 lot-line.
- Chalk (7Yk20; BaGu-8)
- Location: Lot 16, Concession 4, East half. Entrance: laneway 300 metres west of Concession 5, on the north side of Vandorf Rd. Site: 25 metres east of the laneway, and 35 metres north of Vandorf Rd. Burial location.
- Clark Lake (7Yk23; BaGu-10)
- Location: Lot 14, Concession 5, East half. Entrance: laneway 650 metres south of the corner of Vandorf sideroad and 6th Concession on west side of road. Burial location west of house.
- Foote (7Yk26; AlGt-158)
- Horton-Devins (7Yk22; BaGu-9)
- Hoshel-Huntly[3] (7Yk21-AlGu-15)
- Mantle Site (AlGt-334), 1500-1550 AD; 4.2 ha; 90% excavated
- Preston (7Yk18; AlGu-9)
- Location: Lot 13, Concession 4, West half. Entrance: 1,250 metres north of Blommington sideroad on the east side of the 4th Concession.
- Ratcliff (7Yk25; AlGt-157), 1550-1600 AD; 2.8 ha
- Location: Lot 9, Concession 8, West half. Entrance: 800 metres south of Bloomington Rd., along Hwy. 48. The site is 350 metres east of the highway, on the north side of a private road. Ossuary: Lot 10, Concession 8.
- Van Norstrand-Wright (7Yk19; A1Gu-13), 1550-1600 AD; 4.3 ha; limited excavation
- Location: Lots 14 and 15, Concession 4, West half; overlooking Van Nostrand Lake to the north-east. Entrance: laneway 225 metres east of the railway bridge at the corner of Concession 4 and Vandorf Rd. The site is 300 metres south of the Vandorf Rd.
See also
References
- ^ See Gordon C. Dibb, "An Arcaeological Survey of the East Holland River and its Environs." Manuscript on file, Ontario Ministry of Culture, Toronto, 1979; also Jean Barkey, et al., Whitchurch Township (Erin, ON: Boston Mills, 1993), ch. 7; Jennifer Birch, Coalescent Communities Iroquoian Ontario (PhD Dissertation, Dept. of Anthropology, McMaster University, 2010).
- ^ For site locations, see the detailed 1878 map, Township of Whitchurch, Illustrated historical atlas of the county of York and the township of West Gwillimbury & town of Bradford in the county of Simcoe, Ont. (Toronto: Miles & Co., 1878).
- ^ Cf. Jean Barkey et al., Whitchurch Township (Erin, ON: Boston Mills, 1992), 124