Archaeological Monitoring and Sub-Surface Activities at the B & B Building
Quaternary Consultants Ltd.
Monitoring of backhoe excavations and auger tests yielded a total of 1068 artifacts. Historic artifacts (22), all post-dating the construction of the B&B Building in 1888/89, represent the following categories: architectural objects; lighting equipment; transportation; glass, ceramic, and metal dinnerware and storage containers. Precontact artifacts (1046) represent: faunal remains; clothing manufacture; lithic; and ceramic. Ceramics are indicative of Plains cultural group manufacture, and the Precontact occupation here is estimated at 400-800 years ago. Stratigraphy is discussed in detail. Appendices include an artifact catalogue.
Quaternary Consultants Ltd.. 1992. Archaeological Monitoring and Sub-Surface Activities at the B & B Building. Winnipeg: Quarternary Consultants Ltd. Prepared for Manitoba Children's Museum.
[ CRM report (32pp)(TFNP pdf, HRB, MM) ]