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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 […]

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 […]

Commemorative Plaque

ca. Mid 20th Century A. F. Hunter, in a dedication speech at the site, is quoted as saying, “In 1886 (thirty seven years ago) when the present speaker […]

Ste. Marie I Pottery

ca. Mid 17th Century Certain 17th century Huron-Wendat sites contain large quantities of frilled pottery. There is alot of debate to the origin of this style of pottery […]

Iron Tools

ca. Mid 17th cen. The European remains of this site is extensive and well preserved such as these iron building materials.

Iron Hook

ca. 1640-1650 This well preserved iron hook is representative of the high iron artifact assemblage found on this site. This hook could have been used in building and […]

Carbonized Corn

ca. Mid 17th Century The archaeo-botanist Stephen Monckton examined the plant remains from four historic Wendat settlements as well as those from Sainte-Marie I, providing insight into the […]

Copper Plate

ca. Mid 17th Century At the dedication of the National Historic Site plaque in 1927, Andrew Hunter commented that much of the stone had been used locally for […]

Copper Projectile Point

Date: 1640- 1650 This copper projectile point is one of only a handful discovered on the island. Used by both the Huron- Wendat and the Jesuits for hunting […]