Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture & Recreation February 2007 Volume 5 Provincial Archaeology Office 2006 Archaeology Review TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. NUNATSIAVUT ARCHAEOLOGY Lena Onalik.............................................................................................................................................................................3 2. REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2006 - GERALD PENNEY ASSOCIATES LIMITED Gerald Penney & Robert Cuff............................................................................................................................................3 3. RECENT INVESTIGATIONS OF MARITIME ARCHAIC STRUCTURES AT WHITE POINT, NORTHERN LABRADOR Christopher B. Wolff.............................................................................................................................................................7 4. ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS IN NORTHERN LABRADOR Jenneth Curtis.......................................................................................................................................................................13 5. 2006 FLEUR DE LYS ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT FIELDWORK SUMMARY John Erwin and Amanda Crompton ..............................................................................................................................16 6. CONCHE ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT: SALMON NET (EFAX-25) SUMMARY OF 2006 FIELDWORK Mary Melnik..............................................................................18 7. ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE PETIT NORD Peter Pope..............................................................................................................................................................................21 8. SANDWICH BAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE Lisa Rankin ...........................................................................................................................................................................22 9. GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT ASHUANIPI LAKE, LABRADOR Richard L. Josephs, Scott W. Neilsen, and Jamie Brake.........................................................................................24 10. PROVINCIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OFFICE 2006 FIELDWORK Blair Temple, Stephen Hull & Ken Reynolds.............................................................................................................25 11. BURNSIDE HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC. ARCHAEOLOGY, 2006 Laurie McLean .....................................................................................................................................................................35 12. INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE WITH ARCHAEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE Amelia Fay.............................................................................................................................................................................41 13. SUMMARY OF 2006 FIELDWORK AT NACHVAK FIORD Peter Whitridge ....................................................................................................................................................................42 14. ARCHAEOLOGY BEYOND THE HORIZON, SEASON II Scott Neilsen.........................................................................................................................................................................44 15. UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY AT THE HARE HARBOR BASQUE SITE AT PETIT MÉCATINA William Fitzhugh ...........................................................................45 16. THE ROOMS PROVINCIAL MUSEUM Kevin McAleese....................................................................................................................................................................57 17. RE-EXCAVATING HOUSE 17 AT PHILLIP’S GARDEN, PORT AU CHOIX M.A.P. Renouf ......................................................................................................................................................................57 18. EXCAVATION AT ASHUANIPI LAKE, WESTERN LABRADOR Jamie Brake ...........................................................................................................................................................................61 19. THE BIRD COVE ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT Latonia Hartery....................................................................................................................................................................65 20. DISCOVERING ANCIENT LANDSCAPES UNDER THE SEA Trevor Bell .............................................................................................................................................................................66 21. MINASKUAT & JACQUES WHITFORD ENVIRONMENT LIMITED ARCHAEOLOGY FOR 2006 Fred Schwarz and Roy Skanes.........................................................................................................................................67 22. BACCALIEU TRAIL ARCHAEOLOGY, 2006 William Gilbert .....................................................................................................................................................................69 23. REPORT OF ACTIVITES 2006 - AARDVARK ARCHAEOLOGY LTD. Steve Mills..............................................................................................................................................................................74 24. ARCHAEOLOGY IN PLACENTIA Steve Mills..............................................................................................................................................................................82 25. PUBLICATIONS FOR 2006............................................................................................................................................88 Page 2 of 90 NUNATSIAVUT ARCHAEOLOGY A1B 4J6 Lena Onalik W (709) 729-5581 Nunatsiavut Government Fax (709) 729-0870 n December 4th, 2006, Lena Onalik started O the position as the very first Archaeologist REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2006 - GERALD for the Nunatsiavut Government in Northern Labrador. PENNEY ASSOCIATES LIMITED With this position, Lena will be responsible for Gerald Penney & Robert Cuff the protection, preservation and presentation of the enerally, 2006 was an active year (10 Nunatsiavut Government’s archaeological resources. Gprojects) for GPA, archaeological and Also she will be in charge of the development and heritage consultants, and one in which several projects implementation of education programs in protection of had elements which we hope will be of interest to the archaeological sites. Lena will be in charge of reviewing archaeological community. permit applications by all Archaeologists wishing to do Long Harbour, Placentia Bay field work in Labrador Inuit Lands (LIL), also she will Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Limited is assist in reviewing mineral exploration applications and proposing to locate a nickel processing plant, with land use referrals for LIL and LISA lands. associated process water supply, access roads, pipelines, This past field season saw but one archaeologist conveyors and residue ponds (and/or dry ground waste researching in Labrador Inuit Lands. Jim Woollett storage), to the south of the community of Long conducted research in the Dog Island region north of Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights, Placentia Bay. The Nain. There were also two archaeological assessments site is an extensive one, in which the PAO identified carried out relating to mineral exploration. One for the eight areas of interest, which involved some intensive Iron Strand and one for the Moran Lake property. fieldwork in a virtually trackless country. Fieldwork Currently, Lena’s main focus is creating the began in May and, on completion of that month’s permitting process that archaeologists will use when progress report, the client requested that the survey be applying to do research in Labrador Inuit Lands in extended to the shoreline of Long Harbour generally, Northern Labrador. This process will be created in time which necessitated a permit extension and further for this coming season, when Archaeologists begin the fieldwork in June. application process for field work. No historic resources were located during survey Also noteworthy, there is a draft protocol that and testing of the footprint area of the proposed will affect people interested in conducting research in development, or the proximate shoreline. Outside the LIL and LISA. With this protocol in place, people who study area, at Crawleys Island, a single Recent Indian wish to do research in LIL and LISA will have to consult projectile point and an early European ceramic sherd with the nearest community of interest, and Nunatsiavut (possibly of French origin) were recovered. Given the Government prior to doing their fieldwork/ research. general dearth of pre-contact material previously Again, this year we are asking researchers to recovered from Placentia Bay, it is hoped that the please submit their permit applications starting in April Crawleys Island site (CiAl-1) will spur some further or as soon as possible, to allow time for review before interest. It is suggested that any further survey in this you go into the field. area give some attention as well to certain areas If you need to contact Lena, you may do so by e- proximate to Long Harbour: the Iona Islands, Corbin mailing, or telephoning her at the given number and Head, and Trinny Cove. address below. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Lena Onalik Archaeologist Nunatsiavut Government Torngâsok Cultural Centre Department of Lands and Natural Resources