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Martin Perron

In Memoriam : Daniel Chevrier (1950 – 2025)

Chavín Chavez-Vyroubal, Julie Fournier and Pascale Vaillancourt

In Memoriam : Robert Grenier (1937 – 2026)

Marc-André Bernier

In Memoriam : Robert Grenier (1937 – 2026)

Daniel LaRoche

Pour une lecture chronologique des marques de fabrique de la manufacture de pipes à fumer Henderson & Son (1847-1877) de Montréal

Christian Roy
Archaeological investigations conducted at the Henderson-Dixon site (BjFj-135) since the mid-2000s have shown that the Henderson family used six trademarks to identify their products and that these could serve as chronological markers. Whether moulded or stamped, these textual or pictorial marks are distinguished by their composition and appearance as by their location on the pipes. While the analysis and comparison of archaeological and historical data have made it possible to better define the period during which each of them was in use, the presence of pipe fragments bearing these marks in assemblages from other sites should facilitate the dating of archaeological contexts from the third quarter of the 19th century.

Note de recherche. Projet Pirogue : navigation paléohistorique et archéologie expérimentale

Martin Lominy and Marie Trottier
Dugout canoes are often considered as rudimentary canoes, but yet, they are still used in many parts of the world. Hundreds were discovered in archaeological context across eastern North America including Quebec and they seem to confirm historical texts describing them as sophisticated and widespread boats. The main objective of “Projet Pirogue” was to experiment the construction techniques based on historical documentation from the contact period with tools known in Quebec’s archaeological context. The completed canoe also gave us the opportunity to test navigation techniques and conservation methods, as well as verify some historical information. Those experiments took place from 2021 to 2023 at the end of which we gathered enough information to revise several preconceived ideas about the construction process and uses of eastern North America prehistoric dugout canoes.

Introduction au dossier thématique

Martin Perron and Stéphane Savard

The drowned landscapes of Eeyou Istchee: 50 years of archaeology in the context of hydroelectric development

David Denton
This paper reflects on fifty years of archaeological research carried out in Eeyou Istchee in the context of hydroelectric development associated with the La Grande Complex. Salvage archaeology programs undertaken since the early 1970s have documented thousands of sites and produced an exceptional archaeological archive recording millennia of human occupation in the region, including the long history of Iiyiyuu-Iinuu use of these lands. Drawing on a series of vignettes from sites now submerged beneath different reservoirs, the paper highlights the archaeological and historical richness of these cultural landscapes. It also examines the evolving relationship between archaeology and Cree communities, from the early salvage programs associated with large hydroelectric projects to more collaborative initiatives developed in recent decades. Finally, it challenges the assumption that reservoirs constitute archaeological “dead zones” and argues for improved accessibility to the archaeological archive, the establishment of monitoring programs in drawdown zones, and the fuller integration of archaeological heritage into contemporary processes of reconciliation.

Quatre décennies d’implication d’Alcan/Rio Tinto en matière d’archéologie sur le bassin hydrographique de la rivière Saguenay

Érik Langevin
Since the mid-1980, Alcan, now Rio Tinto, have mandated archaeologists many times, to the point that this company can be considered as the main actor in archaeology in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-John area. Almost 400 projects later, did these interventions have scientific fallouts? Is it possible to see some methodological flaws in the way things have been done since the past 40 years? Did archaeologists are tied by economical rules which can raise ethical interrogations about the duty or archaeologists? In this article, we attempted to answer these question and others.

Archéologie préventive et paysages industriels : enjeux de conservation et de développement à Val-Jalbert

Jennifer Gagné
The historic village of Val-Jalbert is one of the most completely preserved industrial heritage sites in Québec. Founded in 1901 around a pulp mill powered by the hydraulic energy of the Ouiatchouan River, the site was abandoned in 1927 before being redeveloped as a heritage site in the 1960s. In 2010, a project for the construction of a small hydroelectric power plant within the boundaries of the protected site was awarded by Hydro-Québec Distribution, which led to extensive preventive archaeological investigations. Archaeological work conducted between 2011 and 2015 allowed to document in detail the industrial, railway, and hydraulic infrastructures, as well as associated waste deposits, while revealing an exceptional collection of large-scale industrial artifacts. This article presents the results of these investigations and the conservation and heritage management issues they raise in the context of the reactivation of energy production within a protected heritage landscape.

Grands projets énergétiques au Cameroun. Un impératif d’harmonisation du cadre normatif de l’archéologie préventive (2012-2020)

Cédrick Donald Bibanga
This study of the legal and procedural framework of preventive archaeology in Cameroon is drawing on a documentary analysis (academic works, institutional reports, books, and scientific articles). It highlights the frequent neglect of the archaeological dimension by hydroelectric project developers, revealing tensions between energy development and heritage preservation. The approach, based on inductive reasoning, compares different perspectives to provide a sequential understanding of the evolution of practices and the gradual harmonization of best standards. Since 2012, Cameroon has undertaken major hydroelectric projects, but measures for the protection, preservation, and safeguarding of archaeological heritage are formalized in a set of national and international regulations, yet their implementation remains uneven. The Memve’ele dam project exemplifies this gap: archaeologists were only consulted after approximately 90 % of construction had been completed. Nevertheless, international financing and project implementation have progressively fostered the integration of policies aimed at protecting archaeological heritage and strengthening local capacities.

Entretien avec Daniel Chevrier (1950-2025)

Martin Perron and Stéphane Savard

Entrevue croisée avec Moira McCaffrey et Dominique Lalande

Christian Gates St-Pierre

Publications de l’année en archéologie québécoise

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