Abstract

The Saint Lawrence Valley is still considered a major prehistoric highway and the last 25 years of archaeological research have confirmed its dominant position in the Northeast. Significant advances in key issues such as the peopling, the development of regional identities, the changing interaction networks, the evolution of pottery and the emergence of settled life and agriculture will be synthesized. A cursory look at the Contact Period and at the prospective of archaeology in 'la Belle Province' will also be addressed.