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Beaucage Park

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Beaucage Park is a park where archaeological artifacts have been found.[1]

In Anishinabek News

  • July 2013: The park is the site for the Anishinabek Eshkeniijig Engagement 2013 youth nation-building activity.[2]
  • August 2013: This location served as the site for the three-day Eshkeniiji Engagement youth gathering in August 2013.[3]
  • September 2015: Students working on The Archeology Project identified five archaeological hotspots within the park. Excavations in the park revealed the possible locations of a 19th-century log cabin and a stable.[4]
  • April 2024: Pottery fragments found at this site are approximately 5,000 years old, predating Stonehenge. The site is part of the extensive archaeological history of the Nipissing First Nation territory.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Honouring the spirit of languages", Anishinabek News, 26 April 2024 (archived copy; original article).
  2. ↑ "Youth gather for nation-building", Anishinabek News, 5 July 2013 (archived copy; original article).
  3. ↑ "Youth share vision for future of Anishinabek Nation", Anishinabek News, 21 August 2013 (archived copy; original article).
  4. ↑ "The Archeology Project – students dig it", Anishinabek News, 10 September 2015 (archived copy; original article).