by Bill Finlayson | Mar 24, 2020 | Draper and Duffin Creek Archaeology
You may recall from previous blogs that I personally believe that the people who lived at the Draper site were Ontario Iroquoians who were not Huron-Wendat, but a group of Iroquoian-speaking peoples similar to the Huron-Wendat. The Huron Wendat were one of three...
by Bill Finlayson | Mar 10, 2020 | Draper and Duffin Creek Archaeology
We discovered 7 houses about 40 metres south of the Draper Main Village. Two of these houses overlapped, with one being shorter. I believe the latter may have been lived in by the workers who built the rest of the houses. There was eventually a total of 6 houses...
by Bill Finlayson | Feb 25, 2020 | Draper and Duffin Creek Archaeology
Previously, I mentioned I would be soon discussing the Draper South Field, a cluster of 7 longhouses located about 40 metres south of the Main Village. Before doing so, for some added context, it’s important that we first look at the 1974-1976 salvage excavation of...
