A recent discovery near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, suggests Indigenous people inhabited the region around 11,000 years ago, potentially 1,000 years earlier than previously believed. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal found at a riverbank site indicates a settlement dating back approximately 10,700 years. This finding aligns with oral histories shared by Sturgeon Lake First Nation elders, who identified the location as a significant site for migratory animals like bison.
The site near Prince Albert, Sask., suggests Indigenous people lived in the region about 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.Archeologists Andrea Freeman, Glenn Stuart and Nicko Linares look up at dark lines known as a paleosols. They were created by ancient soils preserved under sediment and can help researchers understand what plants grew thousands of years ago.
The findings match oral histories that elders in the area told researchers, said University of Saskatchewan professor Glenn Stuart, one of the researchers invited to work at the site last summer. Researchers believe people started living at the site shortly after glaciers receded about 10,000 years ago.
Researchers believe people started living at this spot on the North Saskatchewan River, near Prince Albert, shortly after glaciers receded about 10,000 years ago. SLFN wants protections established to preserve the site and is planning to open a cultural interpretive centre.A team of archaeologists searching a site near Prince Albert, Sask., believe the artifacts they’ve found can prove Indigenous people lived in the region potentially about 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.
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