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It makes good sense. I'll be interested in what you find in Dr. Bourque's upcoming book, to be published next month I see. Surely they'll eventually send you a copy.
I'm sure you know that the boy who was buried at L'Anse Amour, Labrador, was buried face down with a slab of rock on his back. That's very rare for a ceremonial burial. That, in itself, tells you something. I heard once that it's one of only two known 'face down' ceremonial burial examples (the other example wasn't detailed).

L'Anse Amour

"Surely they'll eventually send you a copy. "

I don't know. I've ordered it from two different book people before Christmas only to have the order cancelled by both. Now, I notice that June is a new release date, so, maybe.

Thanks. I'll post that addition:

L'Anse Amour Burial Mound

Overlooking the nearby community of L'Anse Amour, the Labrador Straits Museum is just a few kilometres away from an important archaeological find dating to 7, 500 years ago.

The earliest known ceremonial burial in North America took place at this site. A Maritime Archaic Indian adolescent was buried there in a significant ceremonial manner. The body was wrapped and placed face down in a deep, wide pit. Fires were lit around the body, food was cooked in its presence and offerings of weapons and tools were placed in the grave. A large flat stone rested on the lower back. A large mound of rocks was placed over the grave to complete the ceremony. The manner in which this youth was buried some 7,500 years ago suggests that he/she had an important role or association within the tribe, or that his/her death had a special significance.

A plaque outlining the importance of this National Historic Site is displayed next to the mound near the community of L'Anse Amour. Just a few minutes away, the Labrador Straits Museum has an exhibit that highlights details of the site and displays reproductions of objects found during the excavation.

Here's an easy explanation for who were the Red Paint People and where they were from.

Archaeologist Says Va. Bolsters Claim On How People Got To America. (Solutrean)

"The Smithsonian archaeologist pursuing the contentious claim that ancient Europeans fleeing the Ice Age settled in America says artifacts unearthed in the Chesapeake Bay region support his theory."