List of ancient sites in Eastern Canada

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Have you ever wondered how long people have lived in Eastern Canada? Other countries like England and Scotland, the United States always have fascinating discoveries of ancient ruins dating thousands of years. Even our Western side of Canada gets more recognition for their archeological-sites. Why does Eastern Canada have some of the oldest known sites, but are unknown and unrecognized for their importance around the world. The economy has a huge play in the destruction of ancient sites, artifacts and records.  The government itself has played a huge role in destroying the history of Eastern Canada. While it appears archeological efforts have picked up as they now are connecting dots, it's not enough to save what's left. We can only hope that the new path their research has taken will help connect the pieces between these already known sites. Massive gaps in land where no known sites are found being land that had been underlooked. Hunting sites and temporary sites that would have been used during movement as the people portage during and after glacial melts. These are some highly potential artifacts that could be found along waterways and on hilltops that have been altered over the years and underlooked by archeologists. Using knowledge of how these cultures traveled, created landmarks for navigation would aid in finding sites like these. Preserving sites near and between these already known sites would help preserve unknown sites. We need to move forward faster than ever as the risk level for many ancient sites is extremely high with development. 

This is a small list of sites found in Eastern Canada, all being 2000 years or more. 

 * Bentley Street Site (Saint John, New Brunswick): Occupied for about 11,000 years.
 * Route 8 (Saint John River, New Brunswick): Artifacts found further up the river and more central to the province date back to an unknown period.
 * Blanc-Sablon Region (Quebec): Sites occupied by various cultural groups dating back 9,000 years.
 * Bocabec (New Brunswick): Coastal site dating back 2,000 years.
 * Teachers Cove (Passamaquoddy Bay, New Brunswick): Dates back over 2,000 years.
 * Coote Cove (Halifax, Nova Scotia): Dates back 2,500 years, with a 1700s Scottish settlement.
 * Debert (Nova Scotia): Another extremely ancient site dating back 11,000 years.
 * Diggity Site (Spednic Lake, New Brunswick): Sits near other ancient sites along the St. Croix River and dates back 3,000 years.
 * Igloolik Sites (Baffin Island): Date back 4,000 years and were an important area for hunting mammals for thousands of years.
 * Jemseg Crossing Site (New Brunswick): A complex of sites along the Saint John River connecting to Grand Lake, dating back 10,000 years.
 * L'Anse Amour (Belle Isle, Labrador): Dates back 7,500 years and contains possibly the oldest known burial mounds in North America.
 * Okak Sites (Labrador): Date back 5,000 years.
 * Oxbow Site (Miramichi River, New Brunswick): Dates back 2,600 years. Only 2% of the site has been excavated.
 * Phillips Garden Site (Port au Choix, Newfoundland): Dates back 6,500 years.
 * Pointe-du-Basin (Quebec): Dates back 5,000 years.

Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia