Thomas Raddall Provincial Park
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Thomas Raddall Provincial Park
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| location | Nova Scotia (Canada) | |
| surface | 6.78 km² | |
| Geographical location | 43 ° 51 ′ N , 64 ° 55 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | June 24, 1997 | |
| administration | Department of Natural Resources - Parks and Recreation Division | |
| particularities | Camping Park | |
The Thomas Raddall Provincial Park is one of the provincial parks in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia .
It is located in the south of the province, around 29 km from Liverpool and 41 km from Shelburne , on a peninsula on the Atlantic coast. The park covers an area of 678 hectares. There is also the Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct National Park , which is part of the Kejimkujik National Park , and four protected areas for migratory birds. Access to the park is via Port Joli , off Nova Scotia Highway 103 .
The park was named after Thomas Head Raddall, a Canadian writer.
The park administration assigns the park to the South Shore region and classifies it as a camping park .
history
In 2008, the E'se'get Archeology Project began to investigate the relationship between the original Mi'kmaq population and the ecosystem in the south of the province. Above all, the south coast of the peninsula along Port Joli Harbor was examined. The investigations were carried out in collaboration and consultation with the Acadia First Nation , the University of New Brunswick and the Department of Natural Resources . Two known sites were mapped and a new one was discovered. At the AlDf-24 site (according to the Borden system ), a 1.1 m high shell midden (clam mound) was examined, and a search for remains outside the clam mound was carried out on AlDf-30 and AlDf-31. Stone tools, quartz chips , ceramics and charcoal as well as an arrangement of pebbles indicating ceremonial use were found in both places . In addition, there were remains of cod , geese and ducks, caribou and elk, and small seals. In AlDf-24 there was a stone blade (stemmed point) and a hand ax , similar to that in AlDf-30. Since 2010 training excavations have been carried out for the participating university and its students as well as training programs for the Mi'kmaq students in the area, especially those of the Acadia First Nation.
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supporting documents
- ↑ Thomas Head Raddall ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ Archeology in Nova Scotia: 2009 News. Vol. 1, November 2010, pp. 6–9, ( digital version (PDF; 8.83 MB) ).