Canadian Archaeologists say no Chinese at Cape Breton
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:43 pm
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]
"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]
