The purpose of this report is to point out that important historical information is being lost because the sea levels are increasing.
NOTE: This is not specific to just the sites in Bonavista Bay, but throughout the province.
Laurie has written a more detailed record of this erosion.
“including nineteenth-century artifact collecting, and archaeological research conducted since the 1960s have produced a record of First Nations occupancy of northwestern Bonavista Bay spanning five millennia.“
Pictures show it best … See the example of the changes over the last few years!
Recent Finds and Record of First Nations Occupancy in the Province
Archaeologist Laurie McLean has written …
“a scant record, including nineteenth-century artifact collecting, and archaeological research conducted since the 1960s have produced a record of First Nations occupancy of northwestern Bonavista Bay spanning five millennia.“
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