An Early Paleo-Indian Site Near Parkhill, Ontario

Description

The first people who came to southern Ontario| almost 11|000 years ago| encountered a landscape much different from that of today. The great ice sheets were melting| feeding lakes that flooded many areas now dry. Conifers dominated the open woodland| and animals including the mastodon| caribou| and Arctic fox inhabited the area.

Known to archaeologists as Paleo-Indians| these early residents were among the most expert stone tool makers known anywhere. They returned seasonally to the Parkhill site| on the shore of a glacial lake next to a long narrow estuary| to intercept migrating caribou. Parkhill eventually became a very large site with several distinct activity areas. This volume provides a detailed description and analysis of all aspects of this important archaeological locality.