Canadian Archaeologists say no Chinese at Cape Breton

[DougWeller]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/st ... inese.html

"David Christianson, curator of archeology with the Nova Scotia Museum, and four other archeologists headed out to the site to investigate for themselves."

"The archeologists say Chiasson's wall is really a fire break from the mid-20th century.

"It's pretty clear by looking at the profile of the wall that it's not a wall at all, it's simply earth that's mounted up," said Christianson.

He said the road is not Chinese either, as other researchers in Cape Breton provided exact dates of when it was built.

The first part was constructed in the mid-20th century, Christianson said, "but the major portion of the road was built as late as 1989."

As for the stone, the archeologists say the clean surfaces suggest it was not cut at all, as would be the case if settlers shaped their environment.

"Everything we observed is either natural or mechanical, associated with road construction," Christianson said."[/url]

[Essan]

What a surprise

Although I don't think my "19th century scottish immigrant's sheilings theory" should be entirely discluded as possible explanation for some of the stone piles

[Minimalist]

wall is really a fire break from the mid-20th century.

LOL.


HOw is it possible that there isn't one person in Nova Scotia old enough to say..." Hey, schmuck....I remember when that was built!!!"

[Guest]

In the end, the five archeologists all agreed there was no human settlement in the area, Chinese or otherwise

isn't this a good example of 'the club' in action?

[Minimalist]

Not quite, arch.

These guys apparently got off their butts and went out in the field to disprove this theory.

That is a bit different from sitting in an office 2,000 miles away and saying " there's no point in digging up that hill because what you say is impossible."

Subtle difference.

[Guest]

i was doing my own style of levity here.

[marduk]

i was doing my own style of levity here

there is more chance of finding genuine chinese artifacts in cape breton than there is of finding anything funny with what you have to say Arch