Gray Burial Site is an Oxbow complex burial ground located near Swift Current, Saskatchewan. It is notable for being an Aboriginal burial ground located on the Canadian prairies and being one of the oldest sites of this type found.[1]
| Gray Burial Site | |
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| Type | Burial grounds |
| Location | Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°20′35″N 107°52′43″W / 50.3430°N 107.8785°W |
| Founded | c. 3000 BC |
| Designated | November 15, 1973 |
History
editThe site was discovered in 1963 on a farm near Swift Current, with archaeological work beginning in 1969.[2][3] Later excavations uncovered remains of 304 bodies.[4] The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1973, as it is one of the oldest indigenous burial grounds in the Canadian Prairies.[1] In 2012, 87 burials with the remains of about 154 individuals had been identified.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Gray Burial Site. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
- ^ Waiser, Bill (9 June 2015). "Saskatchewan's oldest graveyard is ancient". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Saskatoon. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Wade, William D. (1981). "Temporal and Biological Dimensions of The Gray Site Population". Canadian Journal of Archaeology (5): 119–130. JSTOR 41058606. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ R.E. Morlan (2001). Quaternary Dates and Vertebrate Faunas in Saskatchewan (PDF) (Report). p. 26. Retrieved 15 July 2021.