by Bill Finlayson | Sep 21, 2020 | Archaeology, Draper Site, Indigenous history, Ontario
In our Cultural Resource Management projects conducted today, we are obliged to engage Indigenous people when we find significant Indigenous sites which are going to be subject to Stage 4 mitigation by either excavation or preservation. In these cases, it is in fact... 
by Bill Finlayson | Aug 28, 2020 | Archaeology, Draper Site, Indigenous history, Ontario
As we continue this sensitive topic from Evidence for Indigenous Warfare at the Draper Village Site Part 1, we reiterate that although this isn’t an easy part of any country’s history to explore, let alone read about or appreciate, it does help to understand the past... 
by Bill Finlayson | Jul 15, 2020 | Archaeology, Draper Site, History, Ontario
In my last two blogs, I examined evidence for the use of special structures which assisted in the defense of the Draper site. This included palisades, sometimes with catwalks inside which served as platforms to defend the villages. These catwalks provided a strategic...