Les artefacts inclus dans cette catégorie ont été fabriqués avec des matériaux d'origine animale ou végétale. Les protéines et la cellulose sont les composantes de base des objets fabriqués avec des matières organiques : cuir, bois, ossements, ivoire, ramures, laine, soie et coton, pour n'en nommer que quelques-uns.

The articles that follow is an attempt to identify the owners of 19 bottle-seal fragments from English glass wine bottles and to provide some insight into the practice of bottle-sealing.

Of the approximate one million artifacts excavated to date from the Ferryland archaeology site, at least a third of those are represented by ceramic sherds.

An article on the restoration of ceramic artifacts at the Colony of Avalon in Ferryland, NL

Letter to Sir David Kirke, from Charles I of England, dated November 11, 1648, and dealing with planters, names, and the English Civil War (1642-1648).

After the artifacts have been excavated, stabilized and conserved, documented, catalogued and numbered they are stored in the collections storage room. This is the "above ground" resting place for the objects.

Inorganic artifacts are those made from the earth's crust. These objects characteristically will not burn if ignited, are insensitive to light and humidity, are crystalline or glassy in structure, are brittle, and range from being porous to dense, and from soft to hard.

A look at Ferryland's onsite conservation lab and the steps followed in order to properly conserve artifacts.

Artifacts in this category are those made from animals or plants. Proteins and cellulose are the fundamental building blocks of organic objects, which include artifacts made from leather, wood, bone, ivory, antler, wool, silk, cotton, to mention a few.

Letter to Sir George Calvert (later Lord Baltimore) from Edward Winne, dated August 26, 1621.

Letter to George Calvert from Edward Wynne, July 28, 1622, dealing with planters, house, stores, gardens, fortifications, forests, and lumber.

An article about the forge that was constructed at the Colony of Avalon, Newfoundland during the summer of 1622, and a look at some of the artifacts that were unearthed there.

Extract from Acts by the Privy Council, dated June 14, 1639, and dealing with planters, food, and material culture.

A history of proprietary governors in Newfoundland which began in 1610, with the appointment of its first governor, John Guy and ended in 1728 with the appointment of the first naval governor.