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The oldest plank house village found is located in Kitselas Canyon at the Paul Mason Site in western British Columbia, Canada. This village is estimated to be 3,000 years old. At the Maurer site in British Columbia the remains of a rectangular building have been excavated, providing artifacts which date the site to between 1920 and 2830 BCE. [1]
A Northwest Coast longhouse at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia Interior of a Salish Longhouse, British Columbia, 1864. Watercolour by Edward M. Richardson (1810–1874). The indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest of North America also built a form of longhouse. Theirs were built with logs or split-log frame ...
Kitselas Canyon is a canyon carved by the Skeena River in the Skeena region of west central British Columbia, Canada. [1] Off BC Highway 16 , the landmark is by road about 185 kilometres (115 mi) west of Smithers and 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Terrace .
The Corlea trackway dates from approx 148 BC and was excavated in 1994. It is the largest trackway of its kind to be uncovered in Europe. [49] Ireland's prehistoric roads were minimally developed, but oak-plank pathways covered many bog areas, and five great 'ways' (Irish: slighe) converged at the Hill of Tara.
Longworth comprises scattered houses in a settlement between Sinclair Mills and Penny on the northeast side of the Fraser River in central British Columbia.Containing less than 15 permanent residents, a community hall, [1] and former schoolhouse housing the post office, [2] the location is a jumping-off point for outdoor recreational activities.
The estate's original manor house and octagonal dairy barn have been restored and are open for tours in the summer. Campsites are located in close proximity to the lake and includes a nearby dock. A hike on the opposite side of the park also features a short but steep stair-climb to Fintry Falls of Shorts Creek, the park's main feature.
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation made a $40,000 grant for the fire hall. [569] The following year, policy conflicts within the department came to a head, resulting in the termination of the assistant chief and six members. [570] Volunteer firefighter David Peter Hryniuk (1942–95) [571] died battling a fire at his own home. [572]
Burton is a settlement on the east shore of Lower Arrow Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Before European contact, Burton was known as Xaieken, a large village of Sinixt first nations people. Inadequate archeological research of the area exists to support several First Nations claims. [1]