Plant remains that tell the history of Montreal. Four-century-old insects that may have come into contact with the Intendant Talon in Quebec. And the wood of heritage houses in Laval and L'Isle-Bizard, whose origin allows us to understand how our ancestors lived in the 18th century.H a century. Quebec is full of archaeological secrets that are as little known as they are fascinating.
For the second year in a row, Newspaper In collaboration with Pointe-à-Callière and the Cité d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal, it is pleased to offer its readers a series of content that will allow them to better understand some of these hidden riches of our past.
We are now publishing the first part of these contents on our website. Discover how the remains of a 350-year-old plant allow us to understand Montreal's past. New and equally fantastic content will be published online every Saturday on our website for the next 12 weeks.
For our readers who don't want to wait and who want to access all 12 of these contents immediately, please note that they are available in paper form in a special 28-page notebook published in Montreal Magazine And Quebec MagazineThis will take place during the weekend of May 18 and 19.
Through these texts, our readers will learn about little-known archaeological sites in Quebec, but from an original angle: the investigative techniques – often very complex – that archaeologists use to demystify our past.
Today, it is science and the amazing developments it has made that allow us to understand how we lived, on our lands, not only in the era of New France, but also in prehistoric times.
It's crazy how infinitesimal things can sometimes explain major social phenomena and tell the story of our people…
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All content is written by archaeologists who are themselves specialists in the techniques they describe.
I would also like to warmly thank Hendrik van Gijsegem, Doctor of Archaeology and Project Manager at Pointe-à-Callière, for his key role in coordinating with the archaeologists and for his valuable cooperation in the success of this adventure.
Enjoy reading!
Sebastian Ménard
Publisher and editor-in-chief of the Journal de Quebec
