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  • Archeological site on Ingonish Island dates back thousands of years

    12/20/2010 5:34:39 PM PST · by SunkenCiv · 20 replies · 1+ views
    Cape Breton Post ^ | December 16th, 2010 | Rannie Gillis
    Ronald Nash found two separate quarries on the island. The larger one was located on the relatively flat northwest side, facing the village of Ingonish, and provided 40 boxes of artifacts. The smaller site was under cliffs on the very steep northeast side, facing the ocean, and provided a smaller amount of material... All of the evidence found indicates that both sites were quarries, and not the location of early villages. We know this because Nash found no animal bones, empty shells, or pottery fragments at either site, meaning that food was not cooked or eaten on location. Although these...