by Bill Finlayson | Jul 16, 2019 | Archaeology, Bill Finlayson, Draper Site, Ontario
We now delve into the challenges of recognizing the potential contamination of living floors under the longhouses. In my June 14 blog post, I stated that “one of the fascinating discoveries of our excavations at Draper was that the occupants had created middens at the... 
by Bill Finlayson | Jun 25, 2019 | Archaeology, Bill Finlayson, Draper Site, Ontario
Our 1975 and 1978 excavations at the Draper Site revealed many fascinating aspects about this Iroquoian village which has traditionally been dated to about 1450-1500 A.D. Forty years after completion of our work, Draper remains one of the most significant excavations... 
by Bill Finlayson | Jun 14, 2019 | Archaeology, Draper Site, History, Ontario
In my last two blog posts, Digging for Houses and Palisades Part 1 and Part 2, I discussed how we explored large areas of the Draper site to discover the remains of the longhouses and palisades which had been preserved in the yellow-brown subsoil. This represented...