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St. Lawrence Iroquoians in Vermont : An Archaeological Perspective

September 18, 2002

Participants:
  • Dr James B. Petersen, Anthropology, UVM
Length: 1:11:31
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St. Lawrence Iroquoians, prehistory, historical documentation, contact period

Program Description:

One of the most remarkable developments in northeastern North America during the long span of Native American occupation was the appearance of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians. The St. Lawrence Iroquoians became recognizable archaeologically some time after ca. A.D. 1200-1300, primarily along the St. Lawrence River in Ontario, Quebec, and New York. Likewise, the demise of all the St. Lawrence Iroquoians in the earliest historic Contact period is enigmatic and has been hotly contested among regional researchers because it occurred before any substantial historical documentation, that is, ca. A.D. 1550-1575. Although they were recorded by Jacques Cartier in the 1530s and 1540s on and near the St. Lawrence River, the St. Lawrence Iroquoians had completely disappeared by the time of permanent French colonization in Quebec during the early 1600s. Presented by James B. Petersen, Anthropology, UVM.