Métabetchouane archaeological site

At Chambord, Quebec, on the west bank of the Métabetchouane River where a point of land reaches into Lac Saint-Jean, this site preserves traces of both a prehistoric Indigenous establishment and a later trading post under French and English rule. Archaeologists believe it was occupied for about 2,000 years, mainly as a seasonal camp for nomadic Indigenous groups, making it an important place of passage and meeting. Excavations have revealed evidence of domestic life from many periods, including a key era spanning the close of Indigenous prehistory and the start of sustained European contact, illuminating both regional Indigenous history and the later colonial trading post.

Quebec · Canada