Kabeshinàn: Situating the BiFw-6 Site in Broader Regional and Cultural Landscapes
Abstract
This thesis is an archaeological analysis of the ceramics from the multi-component pre-contact archaeological site BiFw-6, which is located within Leamy Lake Park in Gatineau, QC at the confluence of the Ottawa and Gatineau rivers. BiFw-6 has evidence of human occupation from the Early Woodland through to the Contact period, with a very strong representation during the Middle Woodland period. The analysis of this site through ceramics examines BiFw-6’s existence as a persistent place – a place of continued importance throughout the long-term occupation of a region – and the site’s position within broader regional and cultural contexts. This is achieved through the comparison of BiFw-6’s ceramic assemblages with other archaeological assemblages within a 200 km distance from Leamy Lake Park. The results show that BiFw-6 was a persistent place for pre-contact Indigenous periods where tradition making occurred, particularly through the creation of the Middle Woodland interlocking Kabeshinàn ceramic type and the Kabeshinàn serrated ceramic type.