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Answer to Census Inquiries Regarding Ferryland and Aquaforte in 1699

Extract from 'The Answer to the Enquiries from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Council of Trade and Plantations' by Andrew Leake, 1699.
Defenses - History - Colony of Avalon

The most obvious feature of the defensive works is a large ditch, some 6.1 metres (20 feet) wide and about 1.2 metres (4 feet) deep that seems to have bordered at least the entire eastern side of the colony.
Waterfront - History - Colony of Avalon

Between 1992 and 1995 a portion of the 17th-century waterfront was revealed.
Journal Extracts of Jean Baudoin, 1696

Extracts from a journal by Jean Beaudoin, dated November 10 to 19, 1696, and dealing with France, war, planters, boats, census, and livestock.
Beothuk Archaeology at Ferryland

Archaeologists, after finding artifacts in one of the lower layers of the site, suspected they may have been made by the Beothuk.
17th and 18th Century Bottle Seals Excavated at Ferryland, NL

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.
Page 1 - Bottle Seals

Page 1 showing nine bottle-seal fragments from 17th and 18th century English glass wine bottles unearthed at the Colony of Avalon.
Page 2 - Bottle Seals

Page 2 showing eight bottle-seal fragments from 18th century English glass wine bottles unearthed at the Colony of Avalon.
Case Study of an Artifact

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.
Cataloguing at Ferryland

Each artifact or sample removed from the burial matrix of an excavation unit is described briefly on a field tag. Exact location, depth below surface, date of excavation and excavator's name are recorded on the tag.
Ceramic Restoration - Conservation Laboratory

An article on the restoration of ceramic artifacts at the Colony of Avalon in Ferryland, NL
Collections Storage - Conservation Laboratory

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.
Conservation of Inorganic Artifacts

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.
The Conservation Laboratory at Ferryland, NL

A look at Ferryland's onsite conservation lab and the steps followed in order to properly conserve artifacts.
Conservation of Organic 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.
Ferryland: Archaeology at the Colony of Avalon

An introduction to the archaeology conducted at the Colony of Avalon in Ferryland, NL
Cataloguing at Ferryland

A look at the ways in which the Conservation Laboratory in Ferryland catalogues its artifacts
History of the Dig at Ferryland

A history of the archaeological dig at the Colony of Avalon in Ferryland, NL
The Dig at Ferryland, NL

An overview of the archaeological digs undertaken at Ferryland, NL
James Story [Captain HMS ANTELOPE]; 1 September, 1681

An Account of Fishing and Sack Ships in Ferryland and Caplin Bay

Matching Articles"Exploration" (Total 55)

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