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The Fishweirs at Atherley Narrows, Ontario

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Richard B. Johnston  and
Kenneth A. Cassavoy
Richard B. Johnston
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8 Canada
Kenneth A. Cassavoy
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8 Canada
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Abstract

A systematic underwater survey of the Atherley Narrows, in southern Ontario at the outlet of Lake Simcoe, has revealed the remains of numerous wooden stakes preserved in the bottom sediment. Some of these stakes are aligned in patterns across the channel and are believed to be the remains of fishweirs. Radiocarbon ages on stakes indicate that at least 2 of these structures date from the Late Archaic period.

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American Antiquity , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , October 1978 , pp. 697 - 709
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1978

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