Ancient camp unearthed
Nov 28th, 2009 by Christine
From The Ottawa Citizen: Ancient camp unearthed.
A team of archeologists working for the City of Ottawa has uncovered the oldest aboriginal camp yet found within the city limits, including stone tools and pieces of artfully decorated pottery dating from 300 BC to 700 AD.
Archeologists believe that the camp on the Rideau River was used periodically by Algonquin people because it was a good site for fishing, hunting and perhaps for gathering berries. [continue]