Abstract

Archaic archaeology in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, has long been essentially unexplored. Of the more than 200 registered archaeological sites in the county, fewer than 5% are located more than 500 metres from a marine shoreline; and, as a result of shoreline erosion, the coastal archaeological record is effectively truncated at 2500 B.P. Thus, archaeological research has focused on the Maritime Woodland and Historic period coastal sites. However, over the years, occasional Middle Archaic artifacts have been recovered from offshore in scallop drags. More recently, archaeological sites located on lake margins in the interior of the county have yielded Middle Archaic assemblages. Here we summarize the current state of Archaic archaeology in Charlotte County.