Quackenbush Provincial Park, Provincial park in Peterborough County, Canada.
Quackenbush Provincial Park is a protected area in Douro-Dummer Township, divided by a county road into two distinct sections. The land contains archaeological sites of scientific importance that remain restricted to preserve them.
Excavations between 1954 and 1973 revealed a Huron-Wendat village buried within Lot 29 of Concession 12 in Dummer Township, and the park is protected for that archaeological value. Only a small part of the site has been dug, uncovering three longhouses, one holding a mass grave. The bodies in that grave showed signs of violence, matching the widespread conflict of the late 15th century.
The park protects a Huron-Wendat First Nation village site buried within Dummer Township. Excavations between 1954 and 1973 uncovered three longhouses, one of them holding a mass grave, and the bodies there showed signs of violence, pointing to the late 15th-century conflict reaching this spot.
Quackenbush Provincial Park lies 40 kilometres northwest of Peterborough, in Lot 29 of Concession 12, Dummer Township. It is a non-operating park with no visitors' facilities, and recreational visits are discouraged. The site is protected for its archaeological remains, so there is no developed infrastructure or access for tourists.
Excavations between 1954 and 1973 uncovered three longhouses, one of which held a mass grave. The bodies in it all showed signs of violence, pointing to the widespread conflict of the late 15th century reaching this Huron-Wendat village site.
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