Archaeological dig has begun
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MLAs Sonny Gallant and Paula Biggar took part in the archaeological dig at Pointe-aux-Vieux off the Low Point Road near Port Hill this morning. The provincial archaeologist is leading the excavation there in search of evidence of a 1700s Acadian Village.
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Robert Joseph sifts through soil looking for artifacts at an archeological dig underway near Port Hill. Archeologists believe they have uncovered evidence of an 18th century Acadian community prior to deportation.
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Jesse Francis with the Mi'Kmaq Confederacy looks for something significant at the Pointe-aux-Vieux archaeological excavation site June 15.
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MLA Sonny Gallant displays a piece of pottery, believed to have originated in St. Onge , France. Local MLAs were at the Pointe-aux-Vieux archeological dig site June 15. Eric McCarthy/Journal Pioneer
MLAs Sonny Gallant and Paula Biggar took part in the archaeological dig at Pointe-aux-Vieux off the Low Point Road near Port Hill this morning. The provincial archaeologist is leading the excavation there in search of evidence of a 1700s Acadian Village.
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Archaeological dig has begun
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Carolyn Bertram, minister responsible for archeology looks on as Jesse Francis, centre, and Robert Joseph examine an artifact found at the Point-aux-Vieux archeological dig June 15. Archeologists believe there was an Acadian community there between 172
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Minister responsible for aboriginal affairs and archeology, Carolyn Bertram, left, and MLA Paula Biggar troll for artifacts at the Pointe-aux-Vieux dig site June 15 as Robert Joseph contemplates further digging in his unit of work.
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The dig site where MLAs Paula Biggar and Sonny Gallant troll for artifacts is just one fierce storm away from being washed over the bank into Malpeque Bay. A 19th century storm had washed out human bones from an Acadian cemetery believed to have been i
Archaeological dig has begun
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Jesse Francis with the Mi'Kmaq Confederacy is ready to take over one of the units at the Point-aux-Vieux dig site from MLAs Carolyn Bertram, Paula Biggar or Sonny Gallant. While the MLAs helped out for an hour or so, Francis and other workers will spen
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Archaeological dig has begun
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Archaeological dig has begun
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Archaeological dig has begun
Archaeological dig has begun
Archaeological dig has begun
Archaeological dig has begun
Archaeological dig has begun
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