The Recent Archaeology of the Early Modern Period in Quebec City: 2009

ISBN-13: 9781906540890 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 264 str.

William Moss

Opis

This volume is the result of collaboration between SPMA and the Association des archEologues du QuEbec (AAQ); its guest editor is William Moss, Chief Archaeologist for the City of QuEbec. The publication has arisen from the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the city's founding by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, an occasion which gave momentum to a number of important archaeological projects in the city and surrounding region, and provided an excellent opportunity to present their results. It contains sixteen papers, all translated from French, the language of QuEbec City. They include accounts of exciting discoveries relating to the port, the great chateau on the crag above it, the defences, and the newly discovered remains of the short-lived colony of the 1540s. The papers underline Quebec's status as one of the leading centres of urban research in North America. The volume provides the only modern overview of archaeological work in the city in the English language.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction: the archaeology of a North American city and the early modern period in Quebec (William Moss) The natural environment of the Quebec City region during the Holocen (Louise Filion, Martin Lavoie and Lydia Querrec) A universe under strain: Amerindian Nations in north-eastern North America in the 16th century (Marcel Moussette) Charlesbourg-Royal and France-Roy (1541-43): France's first colonization attempt in North America (Richard Fiset and Gilles Samson) The archaeological collection from the Cartier-Roberval site (1541-43): a remarkable testimony to French colonization efforts in the Americas (Helene Cote) From myth to reality: archaeobotany at the Cartier-Roberval Upper Fort site (Julie-Anne Bouchard-Perron and Allison Bain) The Saint-Louis forts and chateaux site: archaeology in the heart of New France (Pierre Cloutier and Paul-Gaston L'Anglais) The origins of the Chateau Saint-Louis, the residence of the Governor of New France (Manon Goyette) Fort Saint-Louis and other 17th-century fortification works discovered recently in Quebec City (Jacques Guimont) The Intendant's Palace site: urbanization of Quebec City's Lower Town (Reginald Auger, Daniel Simoneau and Allison Bain) The Intendant's Palace site: new insight into its physical evolution and initial occupation (Daniel Simoneau) Bugs, seeds and weeds at the Intendant's Palace: a study of an evolving landscape (Allison-Bain, Julie-Anne Bouchard-Perron, Reginald Auger and Daniel Simoneau) Quebec in the time of Champlain (Francoise Niellon) The Seminary of Quebec site: from New France's earliest farm to its first religious institution (Daniel Simoneau) An archaeological view of the French colonial port of Quebec (Serge Rouleau) The foreshore of the St Lawrence at theIlot Hunt site in the 17th and 18th centuries: an open dump? (Celine Cloutier)

O autorze

William Moss