Archaeologists discover pieces of old village site during construction at Williams Lake mall - News Summed Up

Archaeologists discover pieces of old village site during construction at Williams Lake mall


© Submitted by WLFN Archaeologists discovered a projectile point and other materials that were part of a village site during excavation work at the Boitanio Mall renovation site. Archaeologists with the Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) say they have discovered components of a historical village site during excavation work at a local mall. There's a full mall on top of this intact archeological site," said Spearing. "We're starting to see that there is artifacts and there is an archeological site there, as we had continued to say over the decades." All the earth removed during the current excavation will be examined, she said, and screened for other archeological materials.


Source: CBC News October 19, 2022 07:37 UTC



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