Pointe-du-Buisson/Quebec Museum of Archaeology
The Pointe-du-Buisson/Quebec Museum of Archaeology is renowned in the northeast of the continent for its reference collection. Over the years, 17 archaeological sites have been excavated in a wooded area where more than 2 million objects have been discovered. Enter the fascinating world of archaeologists, on a 5 000-year-old prehistoric site. In 2011 the Museum celebrates 25 years of existence: remember to check our web site for surprises!
Activity {num}: Let’s dig! 2011
Accompanied by an archaeologist, you can unearth remains from the mysterious past of Pointe-du-Buisson, a site with 5 000 years of history. Take part in a real archaeological dig and analyze your finds in a real archaeological laboratory. This is your chance to be an archaeologist for a day!
Activity {num}: Five millennia brought to life
A novel way to go back in time, accompanied by guides costumed as legendary characters.
Activity {num}: Hector Trudel: quite a fish story!
Around a campfire, listen to the extraordinary story of the legendary Hector Trudel, king of Buisson. With the help of our storytellers and their musicians, relive the adventures of this hero of Melocheville, while sampling a regional delicacy: smoked sturgeon.
Activity {num}: Talk, “Five thousand years of celebrations at Pointe-du-Buisson: the archaeology of dietary habits”
With Ronan Méhault, Université de Montréal.
For 5 000 years, Amerindian groups and the descendants of European colonists have stayed at Pointe-du-Buisson during the summer, in particular to take advantage of the fish-rich waters around it. The question of dietary habits is of great interest to the archaeologist because it provides information on life styles and the social dynamics that are found within and between human communities and even influence the cultural identify of these various groups. This talk will show how direct evidence (culinary waste) and indirect evidence (the tools which were used to slaughter, capture, harvest or prepare foods) can tell us about the dietary habits of these long-ago societies.