Object Archives | The Story of Ste. Marie II

Pottery Fragment Still

View the full 3D model on Sketchfab (This link is external ans as a result it may not conform to accessibility standards) ca. Mid 17th Century Using 3d scanning […]

Sledge 3d Video Stills

View the full 3D model on Sketchfab. (This link is external ans as a result it may not conform to accessibility standards) ca. Mid 17th century This object […]

Rim Sherd 3-d Image Stills

View the full 3D model on Sketchfab. (This link is external and as a result it may not conform to accessibility standards) ca. Mid 17th Century Decorated frilled pottery […]

Jesuit Ring 3d Video Stills

View the full 3D model on Sketchfab. (This link is external ans as a result it may not conform to accessibility standards) ca. Prior to 1650 This scan shows […]

Dispersed but not Destroyed

Situated within the area stretching from Georgian Bay in the north to Lake Simcoe in the east (also known as Wendake), the Wendat Confederacy flourished for two hundred […]

Well Preserved Trees

ca. 1980’s Archaeologists can determine through the type of root that is found the type of tree that would have been on site. For example if the root […]

Test Pitting on Christian Island

ca. 1980’s Example of a large pottery fragment found while test pitting Omand Site, located north of Ste. Marie II.

Gun Flint

ca. mid 17th century Gun flint would have been used for flint lock muskets or pistols. Most of the flint found on Ste. Marie I are French in […]

Utensil (Knife)

ca. Mid 17th Century Among the abundance of building materials found on the site, archaeologists often find daily life materials such as knives, forks, ceramics, and bottles. This […]

Bovine Remains

ca. Mid 17th Century The recovery of oxen bone provided physical evidence of the report that two bulls and two cows along with two pigs and ten fowl […]

Projectile Points

A sample of projectile points found near Ste. Marie I. Projectile points is a term that describes objects that tipped hunting tools such as spears and arrows. Projectile […]

Ducreux Map

Date: 1660 With invaluable help of this map, a number of Jesuit Fathers starting with P. Chazelle first attempted to identify the remnants of Indigenous villages and European […]