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STAGE 1 AND 2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF

THE ARGO PROPERTY, PART OF LOT 15, CONCESSION 1 NDS

FORMERLY IN THE TOWNSHIP OF TRAFALGAR SOUTH, NOW IN THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE,

REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON

Prepared for

Douglas McGill McGill Development Services

311 Byron Street N. Whitby, Ontario

L1N 4N4

Tel: (905) 668-0681 Fax: (905) 442-4357

Prepared by

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES INC.

528 Bathurst Street Toronto, Ontario

M5S 2P9 tel.: 416-966-1069 fax: 416-966-9723

email: [email protected] website: www.archaeologicalservices.on.ca

Archaeological Licence #P049 Ministry of Culture PIF# P049-223-2007

ASI File: 07TS-193

March 2008

PROJECT PERSONNEL Project Manager: ............................................................................................................Dr. Ron Williamson Project Director: ................................................................................................................ Ms. Debbie Steiss Field Director: .................................................................................................................Mr. Rob Wojtowicz Field Assistants: ..................................................................................................................Mr. Wilrik Banda ............................................................................................................................................. Mr. Steve Brown .....................................................................................................................................Ms. Elizabeth Matwey ............................................................................................................................................ Ms. Jennifer Rose Report Preparation: ........................................................................................................Mr. Rob Wojtowicz .............................................................................................................................................Mr. John Dunlop Archival Research: ..................................................................................................... Dr. Colin McFarquhar Artifact Processing/Analysis: ..............................................................................................Ms. Cara Howell .........................................................................................................................................Mr. Rob Wojtowicz Graphics: ........................................................................................................................Ms. Zeeshan Abedin .........................................................................................................................................Mr. Rob Wojtowicz ..............................................................................................................................................Mr. John Dunlop Report Reviewers: ................................................................................................................. Ms. Bev Garner ........................................................................................................................................Ms. Eva MacDonald ........................................................................................................................................ Mr. Dave Robertson ........................................................................................................................................ Ms. Rebecca Sciarra

Archaeological Services Inc.

STAGE 1 AND 2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ARGO PROPERTY,

PART OF LOT 15, CONCESSION 1 NDS FORMERLY IN THE TOWNSHIP OF TRAFALGAR SOUTH,

NOW IN THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE, REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON

1 INTRODUCTION Archaeological Services Inc. was contracted by McGill Development Services, Ltd to conduct a Stage 1 and 2 archaeological assessment of the Argo Property located within Part of Lots 15, Concession 1 NDS, formerly in the Geographic Township of Trafalgar South, now in the Town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton (Figure 1). The subject property comprises approximately 29 ha. The Stage 2 assessment was conducted under the project direction of Ms. Debbie Steiss under professional archaeological license P049 (MCL CIF P049-229-2007) issued to Ms. Steiss in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act (R.S.O. 1990). Stage 2 fieldwork was carried out under the field direction of Mr. Robert Wojtowicz. Dr. Ronald Williamson was the project manager. Permission to access the land and to carry out all activities necessary for the purpose of this assessment was granted by McGill Development Services on October 9, 2007.

Figure 1: The study area located on NTS Map 30 M/5, Hamilton-Burlington, 1999, 10th Edition.

Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment of the Argo Property, Part of Lot 15, Concession 1 NDS, Formerly in the Township of Trafalgar South, Now in the Town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton


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2.0 STAGE 1 BACKGROUND RESEARCH Stage 1 background research was conducted in order to identify any archaeological sites previously registered in the study area prior to field examination, and to assess its archaeological potential based on its physiographic setting, proximity to registered archaeological sites and a summary review of nineteenth-century maps. 2.1 Physiography The subject property is located within the Peel Plain physiographic region of Southern Ontario (Chapman and Putnam 1984:174-176). This physiographic region covers a large area across the central portions of the Regional Municipalities of Peel, York and Halton. The surface of the plain is characterized by level to gently rolling topography, with a consistent, gradual slope toward Lake Ontario. The physiography of the Peel Plain is best described as bevelled till plains that have originated from silty clay glacial till deposits derived principally from local-occurring brown shales, sandstones and fossiliferous limestone. More specifically, the subject area is characterized by level to gently rolling topography, bisected by a seasonal tributary of Morrison creek. The predominant soil type is a well drained Oneida clay loam developed upon an argillaceous till. 2.2 Previous Archaeological Research In order that an inventory of archaeological resources could be compiled for the study area, three sources of information were consulted: the site record forms for registered sites housed at the Ministry of Culture; published and unpublished documentary sources; and the files of Archaeological Services Inc., including the Master Plan of Archaeological Resources of the Regional Municipality of Halton. In Ontario, information concerning archaeological sites is stored in the Ontario Archaeological Sites Database (OASD) which is maintained by the Ministry of Culture. This database contains archaeological sites registered within the Borden system. The Borden system was first proposed by Dr. Charles E. Borden and is based on a block of latitude and longitude. Each Borden block measures approximately 13 km east-west by 18.5 km north-south, and sites within each block are numbered sequentially as they are found. The study area under review straddles Borden blocks AiGw and AjGw. Sixty-one sites have been previously registered within a one-kilometre radius of the subject property. A summary of these sites is provided in Table 1. Regional sites can be expected to relate to the cultural/temporal categories outlined in Table 2.

Table 1: Registered Archaeological Sites Within One Kilometre Radius of the Study Area

Borden # Site Name Cultural Affiliation Site Type Researcher and Date

AiGw-132 80-403-12 Early Archaic Lithic Scatter Pihl 1982 AiGw-166 81-403-38 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1982 AiGw-167 81-403-167 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1982 AiGw-168 81-403-40 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1982



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AiGw-169 81-403-41 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1982 AiGw-170 81-403-42 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1982 AiGw-171 81-403-43 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1982 AiGw-172 81-403-45 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1982 AiGw-175 81-TCPL-2 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1981 AiGw-177 81-TCPL-3 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1981 AiGw-179 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot *LMA* 1984 AiGw-180 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot *LMA 1984 AiGw-181 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot *LMA 1984 AiGw-182 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Lithic scatter *LMA 1984 AiGw-211 Bastille Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot **ASI 1990 AiGw-212 Robespierre Undetermined Pre-contact Lithic scatter **ASI 1990 AiGw-215 Potemkin Undetermined Pre-contact Lithic scatter **ASI 1990 AiGw-216 Acorn Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot **ASI 1990 AiGw-217 Walnut Middle Archaic Findspot **ASI 1990 AiGw-218 Levar-Reid Euro-Canadian Homestead **ASI 1990 AiGw-219 Oakdene Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot **ASI 1991

AiGw-227 Abigail Post Homestead

Undetermined Pre-contact, Euro-Canadian

Findspot, Historic scatter ***MHS 1992

AiGw-228 Uptown Core Lands 2 Undetermined Pre-contact, Euro-Canadian

Lithic scatter, Historic scatter ***MHS 1992

AiGw-229 Uptown Core Lands 3 Undetermined Pre-contact, Euro-Canadian

Lithic scatter, Schoolhouse ***MHS 1992

AiGw-230 Daniel Munn Homestead

Undetermined Pre-contact, Euro-Canadian

Lithic scatter, Homestead ***MHS 1992

AiGw-231 Uptown Core Lands 5 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot ***MHS 1992 AiGw-235 PenEquity 2 Middle Archaic Findspot ***MHS 1993 AiGw-236 PenEquity 3 Undetermined Pre-contact Lithic scatter ***MHS 1993 AiGw-237 PenEquity 4 Middle Woodland Findspot ***MHS 1993 AiGw-238 PenEquity 5 Middle Archaic Findspot ***MHS 1993 AiGw-239 PenEquity 6 Undetermined Pre-contact Lithic scatter ***MHS 1993 AiGw-240 PenEquity 8 Early Woodland Findspot ***MHS 1993 AiGw-241 PenEquity 9 Late Archaic Findspot ***MHS 1993 AiGw-242 PenEquity 10 Middle Archaic Findspot ***MHS 1993 AiGw-243 PenEquity 11 Early Archaic Findspot ***MHS 1993 AiGw-261 Macoakville Late Woodland Findspot ***MHS 1994 AiGw-306 Samos Undetermined Pre-contact Lithic scatter Fisher 1998 AiGw-307 Shagbark Late Woodland Lithic Scatter Woodley 1998 AiGw-376 The Lane Site Euro-Canadian Homestead **ASI 2006 AiGw-413 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot **ASI 2005 AiGw-415 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot **ASI 2006 AiGw-416 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot **ASI 2006 AiGw-427 Landing Undetermined Pre-contact Lithic Scatter Slocki 2004 AiGw-428 Thompson Euro-Canadian Homestead Slocki 2004 AiGw-429 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Slocki 2004



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AiGw-430 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Slocki 2004 AiGw-431 No Name Middle Woodland Findspot Slocki 2004 AiGw-432 No Name Late Archaic Findspot Slocki 2004 AiGw-433 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Slocki 2004 AiGw-434 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Slocki 2004 AiGw-453 No Name Early Archaic Findspot **ASI 2006 AiGw-454 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Lithic scatter **ASI 2006 AjGw-227 Lernan Euro-Canadian Homestead **ASI 1992 AjGw-27 80-403-13 Middle Woodland Lithic scatter Pihl 1982 AjGw-28 80-403-14 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1982 AjGw-30 80-403-46 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1982 AjGw-31 80-403-48 Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot Pihl 1982

AjGw-387 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Lithic Scatter **ASI 2006 AjGw-42 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot *LMA 1984

AjGw-428 No Name Undetermined Pre-contact Findspot **ASI 2006 AjGw-44 Fish Homestead Euro-Canadian Homestead *LMA 1984

*LMA = London Museum of Archaeology **ASI = Archaeological Services Inc ***MHS Mayer Heritage Services

Table 1: Outline of Southern Ontario Prehistory

Period Archaeological Culture Date Range Attributes

PALEO-INDIAN Early Gainey, Barnes, Crowfield 9000 - 8500 BC Big game hunters Late Holcombe, Hi-Lo, lanceolate 8500 - 7500 BC Small nomadic groups ARCHAIC Early Nettling, Bifurcate-base 7800 - 6000 BC Nomadic hunters and gatherers Middle Kirk, Stanly, Brewerton, Laurentian 6000 - 2000 BC Transition to territorial settlements Late Lamoka, Genesee, Crawford Knoll,

Innes 2500 - 500 BC Polished/ground stone tools (small

stemmed) WOODLAND Early Meadowood 800 - 400 BC Introduction of pottery Middle Point Peninsula, Saugeen 400 BC - AD

800 Incipient horticulture

Late Algonkian, Iroquoian AD 800 - 1300 Transition to village life and agriculture

Algonkian, Iroquoian AD 1300 - 1400

Establishment of large palisaded villages

Algonkian, Iroquoian AD 1400 - 1600

Tribal differentiation and warfare

HISTORIC Early Huron, Neutral, Petun, Odawa,

Ojibwa AD 1600 - 1650

Tribal displacements

Late Six Nations Iroquois, Ojibwa AD 1650 - 1800's

Euro/Canadian AD 1800 - present

European settlement



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A review of Archaeological Services Inc. files indicated that the property immediately adjacent to the east of the study area, located within Part of Lots 14 and 15, Concession 1 NDS, had been surveyed in 2005 and three pre-contact findspots (AiGw-415, AiGw-416 and AiGw-453) and one lithic scatter (AiGw-454) had been documented (ASI: 2006). AiGw-415 and AiGw-416 are found within 100 metres of the eastern boundary of the study area. 2.3 Summary Review of Historical Maps The 1877 Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Halton was reviewed to determine the potential for finding historical archaeological remains within the study area (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Study area illustrated on the 1877 Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Halton

The subject property is located on Part of Lot 15 Concession 1 NDS, formerly in the Township of Trafalgar South, now in the Town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton (Figure 2). According to the Illustrated Historical Atlas, the subject lands were owned by a Mr. Richard Halloran N. R. (non-resident) in 1877 and had a single dwelling with orchard set back from Sixth Line. However, it should be noted that not all features of interest were mapped systematically in the Ontario series of historical atlases, given that they were financed by subscription, and subscribers were given preference with regard to the level of detail provided on the maps. Moreover, the accuracy with which features were plotted on these maps is limited and not every feature of interest would have been within the scope of the historic atlases. The Master Plan of Archaeological Resources of the Regional Municipality of Halton, Planning Report (ASI:1998) was consulted for further information on the historical archaeological potential



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of the study area. No historical features were noted or mapped within the study area in the Master Plan of Archaeological Resources of the Regional Municipality of Halton. 2.4 Assessment of Archaeological Potential In order to disseminate the likelihood of encountering both pre-contact and historical archaeological resources, the archaeological potential is determined for the study area. The archaeological potential is analysed using predictive models which consider several factors such as habitable land and natural resources. 2.4.1 Pre-contact Archaeological Potential The study area is located within the region examined during the course of the Master Plan of Archaeological Resources of the Regional Municipality of Halton (ASI: 1998), of which a major component was the development of a predictive model for the distribution of archaeological sites. Predictive modeling involves reconstructing natural and social environments of the past, reconstructing the life ways of various cultural groups that occupied these past environments, then examining relationships between the life ways and the environment in order to predict the locations that may have been the focus of past human activity. By identifying the relationship between known sites and past environments it is possible to select the factors that influenced site selection. The Master Plan research determined that a buffer zone extending 200 metres from any water source constitutes an acceptable characterization of pre-contact archaeological site potential within Halton Region, whether above or below the Escarpment. Based on the presence of a seasonal tributary of Morrison Creek within the subject property, the study area has potential for the identification of pre-contact archaeological remains depending on the degree of more recent disturbances. Moreover, as listed in Section 2.2, several pre-contact archaeological sites have been registered within one kilometre of the study area, including the four sites located within close proximity to the eastern boundary of the study area, indicating that there is potential for the identification of pre-contact archaeological remains within the study area. 2.4.2 Historical Archaeological Potential For the Euro-Canadian period, the majority of early nineteenth-century farmsteads (i.e., those which are arguably the most potentially significant resources and whose locations are rarely recorded on nineteenth-century maps) are likely to be captured by the basic proximity to water model outlined above, since these occupations were subject to similar environmental constraints. An added factor, however, is the development of the network of concession roads through the course of the nineteenth century. The Halton Region Master Plan research determined that undisturbed lands within 100 metres of the early settlement roads may also be considered to have potential for the presence of Euro-Canadian archaeological sites, including the north-south roadway, Sixth Line, running adjacent to the western boundary of the study area. Similarly, lands within 100 metres of settlement features noted on the historical mapping, such as the homestead as indicated in the 1877 Atlas, may also be considered to exhibit archaeological potential, although it should be noted that the accuracy with which features were plotted on these maps is limited. Therefore, based on the presence of the historic farmhouse and the proximity of Sixth Line, there is potential for the recovery of historical archaeology remains within the study area.



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3.0 STAGE 2 ASSESSMENT 3.1 Field Assessment The Stage 2 field assessment was carried out in order to inventory and describe any archaeological resources extant within the subject area prior to development. The Stage 2 assessment of the subject area was conducted under the field direction of Mr. Robert Wojtowicz November 8, 9, 12, 13, 16 and 19, 2007. The weather during this period was typically overcast and cold. There are several areas of disturbance located within the study area, including a farm complex consisting of a historic brick farmhouse, barns, and outbuildings with associated driveways and laneways located at 3369 Sixth Line (Figure 3; Plates 1 and 2). A section of the farm complex consisted of gravel on the surface north and south of the driveway. The historic farmhouse dates to 1848 and is located in approximately the same location as the farmhouse illustrated in the Atlas, and has been listed as the Mosely Farm house, a property of cultural heritage and value by the Town of Oakville, but has not been designated by the Province of Ontario (Town of Oakville: 2007). An open grassed area approximately 10 metres in width and directly adjacent to Six Line and curling around the southern limits of the pond in the northwest corner of the study area displayed clear evidence of being disturbed on the surface with heavy concentrations of gravel and clay (Figure 3; Plate 3). Disturbed areas are considered to have no archaeological potential and are therefore not surveyed. A small pond is located in the northwest corner of the study area (Figure 3; Plate 4). Low, wet areas are considered to have no archaeological potential and are therefore not surveyed. There is a grassed lawn area associated with the historic farmhouse and farm complex (Figure 3; Plate 5). This area was assessed by means of a test pit survey at five-metre intervals (Figures 3 and 4; Plate 6). The treed and open grassed areas surrounding the pond in the northwest corner of the study area was also subject to a test pit survey at five-metre intervals (Figure 3; Plates 7 and 8). Each test pit was hand excavated into the subsoil and consisted of a loamy clay topsoil with depths of between 30 and 35 centimetres. All soils were screened through six-millimetre mesh in order to facilitate the recovery of artifacts. All test pits were backfilled. The majority of the subject lands consisted of previously cultivated land with a loamy argillaceous soil that had been ploughed and allowed to weather through several successive rainfalls. The seasonal tributary of Morrison Creek was situated within the ploughed area which had no running water in it during the field survey and as such was incorporated into the pedestrian survey of the surrounding lands. As visibility and field conditions were excellent, these areas were assessed by means of pedestrian survey at an interval of five metres (Figure 3; Plates 9-11). During the course of the pedestrian survey two pre-contact sites, five pre-contact findspots, seven historical sites and one historical findspot were documented. During the test pit survey, one historical site was documented.

H7 - AiGw-498H6 - AiGw-497

H1 - AiGw-492

Mosely Farm HouseSite (H5) - AiGw-496

H9 - AiGw-500

H8 - AiGw-499

(H4) - AiGw-495

H3 - AiGw-494

P1 - AiGw-504

P2

P7

P6

P4

P5Morrison Creek Site (P3) AiGw-501

Bourbee Site (H2)- AiGw-493

DATE: February 07/ 29, 2008 DRAWN BY: ZA /RW/JDFILE: 07TS-193

BASE MAPPING: RADY-PENTEK & EDWARDS SURVEYING LTD. Oct. 2007

Pedestrian survey at 5m intervals

Test pit survey at 5m intervals

Limits of subject property

Low/wet area, no potential

Disturbed area, no potential

Historical archaeological site

Pictures taken on-siteArchaeological findspot

Pre-contact archaeological site

PART OF LOT 15, CONCESSION 1 N.D.S.FORMERLY IN THE TOWNSHIP OF TRAFALGAR SOUTH,NOW IN THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE,REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON

ARCHAEOLOGICALSERVICESINC.

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Extant buildings, no potential

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3.2 Results of the Stage 2 Assessment Two pre-contact sites, five pre-contact findspots, eight historical sites and one historical findspot were documented as a result of the field assessment. A pre-contact site is distinguished from a findspot by either the quantity of material encountered (>3 artifacts) or by the presence of a formal tool or diagnostic artifact such as a projectile point. A historical site is evaluated based on the quantity of the material encountered (>20 artifacts) and the presence of diagnostic artifacts, such as refined white earthenware with identifiable motif. The location data for the sites and findspots are summarized in Table 3.

Table 3: Results of the Stage 2 Assessment of the Argo Property Site/Findspot Borden Number Site Name Location

P1 AiGw-504 Unnamed 17T-0601689, 4815822 NAD 27 P2 Unnamed 17T-0601733, 4815661 NAD 27 P3 AiGw-501 Morrison Creek 17T-0601772, 4815716 NAD 27 P4 Unnamed 17T-0601911, 4815824 NAD 27 P5 Unnamed 17T-0601887, 4815856 NAD 27 P6 Unnamed 17T-0601935, 4815818 NAD 27 P7 Unnamed 17T-0601922, 4815792 NAD 27 H1 AiGw-492 Unnamed 17T-0601826, 4815590 NAD 27 H2 AiGw-493 Bourbee 17T-0601936, 4815465 NAD 27 H3 AiGw-494 Unnamed 17T-0601660, 4815762 NAD 27 H4 AiGw-495 Unnamed 17T-0601772, 4815716 NAD 27 H5 AiGw-496 Mosely 17T-0601776, 4815632 NAD 27 H6 AiGw-497 Unnamed 17T-0602027, 4815628 NAD 27 H7 AiGw-498 Unnamed 17T-0602142, 4815660 NAD 27 H8 AiGw-499 Unnamed 17T-0601904, 4815822 NAD 27 H9 AiGw-500 Unnamed 17T-0601930, 4815733 NAD 27



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3.3 Pre-contact Findspots and Sites Site AiGw-504 (P1) (17T-0601689, 4815822 NAD 27, 174 m asl) Site P1 consists of a proximal biface fragment of an indeterminate period manufactured from Onondaga chert. The site is located adjacent to the seasonal tributary of Morrison Creek (Figure 3). The biface fragment is broken both at the mid point and the tip, and has a maximum thickness of 6 mm. A 20-metre radius around this artifact was surveyed at one metre intervals and no further cultural material was encountered (Table 4; Plate 12).

Table 4 : Stage 2 Artifact Inventory of Site AiGw-504 (P1)

Provenience Cat. # Qty Type Material Retouch Thick. Comments

Surface L1 1 Biface fragment Onondaga yes 6 mm Proximal fragment Findspot P2 (17T-0601733, 4815661 NAD 27, 176 m asl) Findspot P2, consisting of a piece of thermally altered Onondaga chert shatter, was found in the southwestern field, north of the farm complex and in close proximity to Sixth Line (Figure 3). A 20-metre radius around the artifact was surveyed at one metre intervals and no further cultural material was encountered (Table 5; Plate 13).

Table 5: Stage 2 Artifact Inventory of Findspot P2

Provenience Cat. # Qty Type Material Thermal Alt. # Altered Retouch

Surface L1 1 Shatter Onondaga Yes 1 Yes The Morrison Creek Site AiGw-501 (17T-0601772, 4815716 NAD 27, 175 m asl) The Morrison Creek Site (AiGw-501) is a lithic scatter located along the top of the southern bank of the seasonal tributary of Morrison Creek (Figure 3), and is overlapped by a historic scatter, the H4 (AiGw-495). This site is approximately 50 metres in diameter and consists of fourteen Onondaga chert artifacts. The following artifacts were recovered: four secondary knapping flakes of which two are thermally altered, one biface fragment, eight fragments of shatter of which one is thermally altered and one core fragment (Table 6; Plate 14).

Table 6: Stage 2 Artifact Inventory of the Morrison Creek Site AiGw-501

Provenience Cat. # Qty Type Material Thermal Alt. # Altered

Surface L1 4 Secondary knapping flake Onondaga Yes 2 Surface L2 1 Biface fragment Onondaga Surface L3 8 Shatter Onondaga Yes 1 Surface L4 1 Core fragment Onondaga

Findspot P4 (17T-0601911, 4815824 NAD 27, 176 m asl) Findspot P4 consists of an isolated core fragment made from Onondaga chert. The artifact was recovered from along the gentle slope of the eastern bank of the seasonal tributary of Morrison



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Creek, within H8 (AiGw-499) (Figure 3). A 20-metre radius around this location was surveyed at one metre intervals and no further pre-contact cultural material was encountered (Table 7; Plate 15).


Provenience Cat. # Qty Type Material Comments

Surface L1 1 Core fragment Onondaga Findspot P5 (17T-0601887, 4815856 NAD 27, 178 m asl) Findspot P5 is an isolated secondary knapping flake manufactured from Onondaga chert and is located 38 metres to the north of Findspot P4 along the same gentle slope within H8 (AiGw-499) (Figure 3). A 20-metre radius around this provenience was surveyed at one metre intervals and no further pre-contact cultural material was encountered (Table 8; Plate 16).



Surface L1 1 Secondary knapping flake Onondaga

Findspot P6 (17T-0601935, 4815818 NAD 27, 175 m asl) Findspot P6 is located 23 metres to the southeast of Findspot P4 along the same gentle slope within H8 (AiGw-499) and consists of an isolated shatter fragment of Onondaga chert (Figure 3). A 20-metre radius around this provenience was surveyed at one metre intervals and no further pre-contact cultural material was encountered (Table 9; Plate 17).



Surface L1 1 Shatter Onondaga Findspot P7 (17T-0601922, 4815792 NAD 27, 176 m asl) Findspot P7 is located 20 metres north of the seasonal tributary of Morrison Creek, within H8 (AiGw-499) (Figure 3) and consists of a single fragment of Onondaga shatter with steep retouch along one margin and the opposing edge is rounded and highly polished, suggesting it was utilized as a tool. A 20-metre radius around this provenience was surveyed at one metre intervals and no further pre-contact cultural material was encountered (Table 10; Plate 18).


Provenience Cat. # Qty. Type Material Retouch Comments

Surface L1 1 Shatter Onondaga yes One margin exhibits steep retouch, opposite margin is highly polished rounded edge



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3.4 Historical Sites and Findspots (AiGw-492) (H1) (17T-0601585, 4815129 NAD 27, 178 m asl) AiGw-492 (H1) is located in a relatively low lying area that is directly southwest of the house and barn. The site consists of a diffuse scatter of approximately 100 artifacts. The site is approximately 85 metres by 75 metres in area and extends into the ploughed field from the edge of the grassed lawn (Figure 3). A representative sample of 20 artifacts was recovered. The ceramic assemblage, totalling 14 sherds, consists almost entirely of refined white earthenware (RWE) (57%) and ironstone (29%), both of which were ubiquitous as tablewares in the nineteenth century. The RWE features several different motifs, such as transferprint, floware and scalloped edgeware, each of which represent different date ranges as the styles of decoration on teawares and tablewares changed. However, they all date within the early-to-mid nineteenth-century range, and were found to be common in rural homes of that time. The ironstone assemblage also features a range of motifs, including undecorated, painted, and moulded patterns. These ironstone motifs are commonly found within the late-nineteenth century within rural Ontario homes. The final ceramic sherds recovered from H1 are two sherds of stoneware (14%), a ware most commonly used as general kitchenware (Table 11; Plate 19). The non ceramic assemblage consists of five pieces of container glass of various design and decoration, most of which is coloured, as well as a fragment of a clay smoking pipe fragment (Table 12; Plate 19). The artifacts assemblage is characteristic of nineteenth-century domestic activities.

Table 11: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-492 (H1) Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments surface H1 2 Tableware Ceramic RWE Floware Unidentifiable Floral motif

along interior body

surface H2 2 Tableware Ceramic RWE Edgeware - scalloped

Unidentifiable Even scallops, curved lines, fragments to small to determine vessel type

surface H3 1 Teaware Ceramic Ironstone Undecorated Mug Undecorated mug handle fragment, 30mm in Diametre, still attached to body fragment

surface H4 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Transfer print

Bowl, soup Floral motif along interior brim and body

surface H5 1 Tableware Ceramic Ironstone Hand-painted - general

Unidentifiable



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surface H6 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Edgeware - scalloped

Platter Even curves, straight lines


Unidentifiable Teal green, small fragment, tiny circular motif on interior body

surface H8 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Transfer print

Teas "knob" portion, extreme end missing

surface H9 1 Teaware Ceramic Ironstone Undecorated Sugar bowl Rim is "lipped" curves slightly outwards

surface H10 1 Tableware Ceramic Ironstone Moulded Unidentifiable Concave body sherd with double raised banding around exterior body

surface H11 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Glazed Crock Small thick fragment, light grey glaze on exterior body, dark brown glaze on interior

surface H12 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Glazed Container - Liquour

May be a Ginger beer bottle fragment, clear glaze on exterior and interior neck and body

Table 12: Stage 2 Non-ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-492 (H1) Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Portion Comments surface H13 1 Unidentified Glass Base 4 Diametre base, pitted motif on exterior

base surface H14 1 Window

Glass Glass Incomplete Aqua

surface H15 1 Container - Medicine

Glass Finish Aqua, flanged lip, cylindrical neck

surface H16 1 Smoking Pipe

White Ball Clay

Stem Small trace of yellow/brown varnish on proximal end of stem


Glass Body Colourless, "_ORTH_MAN_"

surface H18 1 Tumbler Glass Base Rose, heavy, Tapered body, cut panels,



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The Bourbee Site (AiGw-493) (17T-0601936, 4815465 NAD 27, 178 m asl) The Bourbee site (AiGw-493) is located on a slight rise directly adjacent to Sixth Line, close to the southwestern corner of the property (Figure 3). The site extends approximately 62 metres in diametre. The entire observed scatter, totaling 149 artifacts, was collected. The ceramic assemblage (totaling 140 sherds) is dominated by three wares: pearlware (44%), creamware (23%), and RWE (26%). The pearlware assemblage consists of painted and printed teawares, as well as undecorated tablewares. The creamware assemblage consists entirely of undecorated tablewares. The RWE assemblage consists of painted and printed teawares, as well as scalloped edgeware and undecorated tablewares. The remaining ceramic assemblage consists of six sherds of red coarse earthenware (4%) and stoneware (1 %), each of which is ubiquitously found as kitchenwares throughout the nineteenth century (Table 13). The creamware and pearlware are commonly found in rural homes in the early-nineteenth century. RWE is commonly found in the early-to-mid-nineteenth century, depending on motif. The prominence of painted motifs in this assemblage indicates an earlier date range for the RWE. Finally, Jackfield (1%) and porcelain (1%) are tablewares dating from the early-nineteenth century (Table 14; Plate 20). The non-ceramic assemblage collected during the Stage 2 survey of the Bourbee Site (AiGw-493) consists of five sherds of window glass, one button, one sherd of olive container glass, and one indeterminate mammalian remain (Table 15; Plate 20). Overall, the artifact assemblage of the Bourbee Site (AiGw-493) is characteristic of an early-to-mid-nineteenth century domestic occupation within the region.

Table 13: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of the Bourbee Site AiGw-493 Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments surface H1 1 Tableware Ceramic Porcelain Transfer

print - blue chinoiserie

Plate - muffin

surface H2 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Unidentifiable Very small fragment, unable to determine size of vessel

surface H3 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Plate rim surface H4 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Red

earthenware - coarse

Glazed Crock exterior is smoothed, interior has a light brown glaze

surface H5 4 Kitchenware Ceramic Red earthenware - coarse

Glazed Holloware Glaze on interior body, exterior is smoothed

surface H7 1 Teaware Ceramic Pearlware Transfer print –olde blue

Teacup High Wedge shaped foot ring.

surface H8 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Transfer Unidentifiable Small



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Table 13: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of the Bourbee Site AiGw-493 Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments

print - olde blue

fragments, unable to determine ware type

surface H6 4 Tableware Ceramic Pearlware Edgeware - scalloped

Unidentifiable Even scallops, curved lines, impressed bud

surface H9 1 Teaware Ceramic Porcelain Undecorated Saucer surface H10 1 Teaware Ceramic Pearlware Hand-painted

monochrome blue

Teacup Very small fragment, thick hand painted band along exterior rim, interior is undecorated


Glazed Crock Brown/orange glaze on interior, exterior is exfoliated

surface H12 1 Teaware Ceramic Pearlware Transferprint-olde blue

Teacup Thick hand painted band along exterior rim, interior is undecorated

surface H13 2 Teaware Ceramic Pearlware Hand-painted - general

Teacup Thick light blue hand painted band along exterior rim, interior is undecorated

surface H14 12 Teaware Ceramic RWE Hand-painted monochrome blue

Teas Small unidentifiable body fragments

surface H15 1 Teaware Ceramic Pearlware Transfer print-olde blue

Saucer Beaded trim motif along interior rim, exterior undecorated


Unidentifiable Small unidentified body fragments

surface H16 2 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Glazed Holloware surface H18 1 Tableware Ceramic Jackfield Glazed Unidentifiable Small flat

body fragment surface H20 5 Teaware Ceramic Pearlware Hand-painted

- early palette Teas Floral motif on

exterior and interior bodies



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Table 13: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of the Bourbee Site AiGw-493 Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments

surface H21 1 Tableware Ceramic Creamware Undecorated Flatware Small lipped rim fragment

surface H22 46 Tableware Ceramic Pearlware Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H23 31 Tableware Ceramic Creamware Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H24 12 Tableware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Unidentifiable

Table 15: Stage 2 Faunal Artifact Inventory of the Bourbee Site AiGw-493

Provenience Cat # Qty Class Type Element Portion Body Region

surface F1 1 Mammal Indeterminate Indeterminate Indeterminate Indeterminate

Findspot (AiGw-494) (H3) (17T-0601660, 4815762 NAD 27, 176 m asl) Findspot AiGw-494 (H3) is located on a small knoll along the margin of the seasonal tributary of Morrison Creek (Figure 3). The site consists of a diffuse scatter of six artifacts over an area of approximately 16 metres by 35 metres. All of the artifacts observed on the surface were collected. Ceramic artifacts recovered from AiGw-494 consist of four sherds of RWE in which one exhibits a hand painted late motif and single piece of glazed coarse red earthenware (Table 16; Plate 21). An additional incomplete machine cut nail was also recovered during the Stage 2 survey (Table 17; Plate 21). Overall, the artifact assemblage is characteristic of an isolated depositional event dating likely to the mid–nineteenth century.

Table 16: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-494 (H3) Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments

surface H1 3 Tableware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H2 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Red

earthenware - coarse

Glazed Crock Light brown glaze on one side, other is exfoliated

Table 14: Stage 2 Non-ceramic Artifact Inventory of the Bourbee Site AiGw-493

Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Portion Comments

surface H26 3 Window Glass Glass Incomplete Aqua surface H27 1 Container -

Medicine Glass Rim Colourless, flanged lip

surface H28 1 Container Glass Body Light olive green surface H29 1 Button Metal -

Cuprous Incomplete 1" Diametre, flat disk with fastener

surface H25 2 Window Glass Glass Incomplete Aqua



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surface H3 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Hand-painted - late palette

Teas Green leaf motif on interior body

Table 17: Stage 2 Non-ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-494 (H3)


surface H4 1 Nail - Machine Cut Metal - Iron Incomplete (AiGw-495) (H4) (17T-0601772, 4815716 NAD 27, 175 m asl) AiGw-495 (H4) is located along the top of bank and the gentle slope of the seasonal tributary of Morrison Creek. The site overlaps the pre-contact Morrison Creek site AiGw-501 (P3) and is located directly northwest of the historic farmhouse and utility shed (Figure 3). The site consists of a diffuse scatter of 51 historical Euro-Canadian artifacts measuring approximately 67 metres north-south and 130 metres east-west, and is bounded to the south by the grassed lawn surrounding the historic farmhouse. All observed artifacts were collected. The ceramic assemblage consists of sherds of RWE (43%), decorated in painted and printed motifs, stoneware (35%), red coarse earthenware (14%), and one sherd each of moulded ironstone (3%), factory-made mocha slip decorated yelloware (3%), and undecorated semi-porcelain (3%)(Table 18; Plate 22). The RWE is consistent with decorative motifs that were popular during the mid-nineteenth century, while the single yelloware sherd is an example of a slightly earlier date range in tableware form and decoration. The ironstone and semi-porcelain are reminiscent of late-nineteenth century rural styles while the stoneware and red coarse earthenware are ubiquitously found throughout the nineteenth century as kitchenwares. The non-ceramic assemblage recovered form AiGw-495 (H4) consists primarily of glass, both window and unidentified container glass. A single machine cut nail and lock bolt were also recovered (Table 19; Plate 22). Overall, the site assemblage is characteristic of nineteenth-century domestic activities.

Table 18: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-495 (H4)

Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments surface H1 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Glazed Crock Large base

fragment, dark brown glaze on interior, light grey glaze on exterior body

surface H2 12 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Glazed Crock Dark brown glaze on interior, light grey glaze on exterior, dark blue hand



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Table 18: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-495 (H4)

Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments painted floral motif on exterior body


Glazed Crock Dark brown glaze on exterior and interior body


Glazed Crock Dark brown glaze on exterior and interior rim

surface H5 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Moulded Plate - general Children’s plate rim, hand painted pink band along interior rim, moulded rooster motif along brim

surface H6 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Teacup

surface H7 1 Teaware Ceramic Ironstone Moulded - wheatware

Teacup Flared rim

surface H8 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Edgeware - straight

Platter Straight lines along interior rim, thin band along exterior rim

surface H9 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Teacup

surface H10 6 Tableware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Unidentifiable


Unidentifiable Unidentifiable body fragments


Unidentifiable Small fragment, unable to determine motif

surface H14 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Spongeware Teas

surface H13 1 Tableware Ceramic Semi-porcelain

Undecorated Unidentifiable


Saucer

surface H16 1 Tableware Ceramic Yelloware Factory-made slip - mocha

Holloware Fern motif on exterior body



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Table 19: Stage 2 Non-ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-495 (H4) Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Portion Comments

surface H17 3 Window Glass Glass Incomplete Colourless surface H18 2 Unidentified Glass Body Colourless surface H19 1 Unidentified Glass Base Colourless small fragment

surface H20 1 Unidentified Glass Base Small, rounded base fragment, aqua

surface H21 1 Unidentified Glass Body Aqua

surface H22 5 Nail - Machine Cut Metal - Iron Incomplete

surface H23 1 Bolt Metal Complete Rectangular The Mosely Farm House Site (AiGw-496) (17T-0601776, 4815632 NAD 27, 173 m asl) The Mosely Farm House site (AiGw-496) constitutes all historical material recovered from a total of 25 positive test pits excavated from four areas to the west, east and south of the historic farmhouse and south of the barn (Figures 3 and 4). In total, 28 artifacts were recovered. The ceramic assemblage consists of pearlware (14%), RWE (14%), ironstone (28%), and red coarse earthenware (28%). Pearlware is commonly found in the early nineteenth century, while the ironstone is more commonly found in the late nineteenth century, and the red coarse earthenware is found ubiquitously throughout the nineteenth century (Table 20; Plate 23). The non-ceramic assemblage consists mostly of nails, both machine cut and wire. Machine cut nails are commonly found between 1830 and 1900 in Ontario while wire nails enter the assemblage in the late nineteenth century and continue into the twentieth century. Various forms of glass were also recovered during the Stage 2 survey, including window glass, general container glass, and lamp chimney glass. One piece of modern soft drink container glass was also recovered (Table 21; Plate 23). Finally, one rib and two faunal remains of indeterminate species but of mammalian class were also recovered (Table 22). Overall, the assemblage is characteristic of nineteenth and twentieth-century domestic activities.

Table 20: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of the Mosely Farm House Site AiGw-496

Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments

Test Pit 8 H10 1 Teaware Ceramic Pearlware Hand-painted -monochrome blue

Saucer Extremely small fragment

Test Pit 11 H12 1 Teaware Ceramic Ironstone Spongeware Teas Blue sponge motif on exterior body

Test Pit 12 H14 2 Kitchenware Ceramic Red earthenware - coarse

Glazed Crock Dark brown glaze on exterior and interior rim

Test Pit 16 H16 2 Tableware Ceramic Ironstone Moulded Unidentifiable Raised floral



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motif hand painted blue

Test Pit 17 H17 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Factory-made slip - mocha

Holloware Dark brown swirl on exterior body

Table 21: Stage 2 Non-ceramic Artifact Inventory of the Mosely Farm House Site AiGw-496


Surface H1 1 Nail - Machine Cut Metal - Iron Complete Surface H2 1 Nail - Wire Metal - Ferrous Incomplete Test Pit 1 H3 1 Window Glass Glass Incomplete Colourless Test Pit 2 H4 1 Window Glass Glass Incomplete Light green Test Pit 3 H5 1 Nail - Machine Cut Metal - Iron Complete Surface H6 1 Nail - Machine Cut Metal - Iron Incomplete Test Pit 5 H7 2 Nail - Machine Cut Metal - Iron Incomplete Test Pit 6 H8 1 Nail - Machine Cut Metal - Iron Complete Test Pit 7 H9 1 Window Glass Glass Incomplete Aqua Test Pit 9 H11 1 Unidentified Metal - Composite Incomplete Piece of scrap

sheet metal Test Pit 11 H13 1 Unidentified Glass Body Colourless Test Pit 15 H15 1 Window Glass Glass Incomplete Colourless Test Pit 18 H18 1 Container - Soft Drink Glass Body Dark green Test Pit 19 H19 1 Unidentified Glass Body Colourless fragment Test Pit 20 H20 1 Unidentified Glass Body Colourless fragment Test Pit 21 H21 1 Unidentified Glass Body Colourless Test Pit 24 H22 1 Lamp Chimney Glass Body

Table 22: Stage 2 Faunal Artifact Inventory of the Mosely Farm House Site AiGw-496


Test Pit 10 F1 1 Mammal Indeterminate Rib

Test Pit 23 F2 1 Mammal Indeterminate Indeterminate

Test Pit 25 F3 1 Mammal Indeterminate Indeterminate (AiGw-497) (H6) (17T-0602027, 4815628 NAD 27, 168 m asl) AiGw-497 (H6) is located in a low area in comparison with the other identified historical sites on the property (Figure 3). The site consists of a diffuse scatter of 41 artifacts from an area approximately 30 metres in diametre. All observed artifacts were collected. The ceramic assemblage consists primarily of RWE (81%), with printed, spongeware, painted, slip-banded and undecorated motifs. The remainder of the assemblage consists of pearlware (3%), red coarse earthenware (6%) and stoneware crockery (12%) (Table 23; Plate 24).



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The non-ceramic assemblage consists of one machine cut nail and one colourless piece of glass (Table 24; Plate 24). Overall, the artifacts are characteristic of nineteenth-century domestic activities.

Table 23: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-497 (H6) Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments surface H1 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Glazed Crock Light grey on

exterior, dark brown on interior base

surface H2 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Transfer print Flatware Blue willow motif

surface H3 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Teacup surface H4 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Teacup surface H5 1 Tableware Ceramic Pearlware Undecorated Plate -

twiffler

surface H6 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Spongeware Teas surface H7 18 Tableware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H8 3 Tableware Ceramic RWE Transfer print Unidentifiable surface H9 3 Teaware Ceramic RWE Hand-painted -

late palette Teas Floral motif on

exterior body surface H10 3 Unidentified Ceramic RWE Factory-made

slip - banded Holloware Double banded

motif along exterior body


Glazed Crock Light brown glaze on exterior and interior body

surface H12 3 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Glazed Crock Dark brown on the interior body

Table 24: Stage 2 Non-ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-497 (H6) Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Portion Comments surface H13 1 Unidentified Glass Body Colourless surface H14 2 Nail - Machine Cut Metal - Iron Incomplete

(AiGw-498) (H7) (17T-0602142, 4815660 NAD 27, 179 m asl) AiGw-498 (H7) is located on a ridge along the southeastern limits of the property (Figure 3). The site consists of a diffuse scatter of 150 artifacts from an area approximately 150 metres by 100 metres. A representative sample of 81 artifacts was collected. The majority of the ceramic assemblage consists of RWE (57%) which features a variety of motifs including transfer print, factory slip, floware, spongeware, as well as some undecorated



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sherds. Each of these motifs represents a differing date range throughout the nineteenth century, as preference in styles changed from one period to another. The remainder of the assemblage consists of ironstone (16%), creamware (11%), red coarse earthenware (9%), pearlware (4 %) and semi-porcelain (4%) (Table 25; Plate 25). The non-ceramic assemblage consists primarily of various forms of container and window glass, a metal button, smoking pipe fragment, and several wire nails (Table 26; Plate 25). Three indeterminate faunal remains and three teeth, all of mammalian class, were also discovered (Table 27). Overall, the artifact assemblage is characteristic of the nineteenth and twentieth-centuries.

Table 25: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-498 (H7) Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments surface H1 1 Tableware Ceramic Ironstone Transfer

print Saucer

surface H2 1 Teaware Ceramic Ironstone Transfer print

Saucer Geometric/Floral motif on interior brim


Saucer Light blue floral motif


Saucer Light blue floral motif

surface H5 3 Teaware Ceramic RWE Spongeware Teas Sponged motif on interior body


Unidentifiable Small unidentifiable fragment


Teacup Floral motif along exterior rim

surface H8 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Floware Plate - muffin surface H9 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Edgeware -

scalloped Unidentifiable Even scallops,

curved moulded lines

surface H10 1 Teaware Ceramic Ironstone Moulded - wheatware

Saucer Fluted brim


Glazed Jug Dark brown glaze on exterior and interior body.3" Diametre base


Glazed Crock Dark brown glaze on the exterior and interior body

surface H14 3 Tableware Ceramic RWE Unidentified Unidentifiable Small fragment unable to determine motif

surface H12 2 Tableware Ceramic Red earthenware - coarse

Glazed Jug 5" diametre base, raised foot ring, light grey on exterior base and body, dark brown



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on interior base surface H16 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Factory-

made slip - mocha

Holloware 4 banded wave motif along exterior body

surface H15 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Hand-painted - general

Holloware Handle fragment from pitcher or mug, 2 brown dots on exterior

surface H27 2 Tableware Ceramic Pearlware Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H28 4 Tableware Ceramic Creamware Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H29 1 Tableware Ceramic Creamware Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H31 5 Tableware Ceramic Ironstone Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H32 1 Tableware Ceramic Ironstone Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H33 2 Tableware Ceramic Semi-

porcelain Undecorated Unidentifiable

surface H34 9 Tableware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H30 1 Teaware Ceramic Creamware Undecorated Teacup surface H35 1 Teaware Ceramic Semi-

porcelain Undecorated Teacup

surface H36 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Saucer surface H37 1 Teaware Ceramic Semi-

porcelain Undecorated Teacup Wedge foot

surface H38 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Teacup surface H39 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Teacup surface H40 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Teacup High foot


Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Portion Comments surface H17 1 Container -

Medicine Glass Body Aqua, rectangular body

surface H18 1 Container - Food

Glass Finish Aqua, Mason Jar

surface H19 1 Unidentified Glass Body Aqua, "_KENA_" surface H20 2 Window Glass Glass Incomplete Colourless surface H21 1 Container -

Liquour Glass Body Dark olive

surface H22 1 Container - Liquour

Glass Body Dark Olive


Glass Body Rose, rectangular body

surface H24 2 Unidentified Glass Body Frosted aqua surface H25 1 Button Metal -

Cuprous Complete One piece, metal eye

surface H26 1 Smoking Pipe White Ball Clay

Stem Undecorated

surface H41 2 Nail - Wire Metal - Ferrous

Complete

surface H44 2 Nail - Wire Metal - Incomplete



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Ferrous surface H42 1 Other Metal -

Ferrous Complete

surface H43 1 Other Metal - Iron

Complete Square column Finial, with round attachment

Table 27: Stage 2 Faunal Artifact Inventory of AiGw-498 (H7)


surface F1 3 Mammal Indeterminate Indeterminate Indeterminate Extremity surface F2 2 Mammal Indeterminate Canine Indeterminate Head surface F3 1 Mammal Indeterminate Molar Indeterminate Head

(AiGw-499) (H8) (17T-0601904, 4815822, 178 m asl NAD 27) AiGw-499 (H8) is located along the gentle slope of the seasonal tributary of Morrison Creek (Figure 3). The site consists of a diffuse scatter of 150 observed artifacts from an area approximately 117 metres by 171 metres. A representative sample of 27 artifacts was collected. The ceramic assemblage of the collection is comprised of a variety of wares including ironstone (33%), stoneware (19%), RWE (19%), Jackfield (9%), buff earthenware (9%), creamware (4%) and red coarse earthenware (4%). The stoneware, Jackfield, buff earthenware and red coarse earthenware are all kitchenwares and with the exception of Jackfield, were all found continuously throughout the nineteenth century. The ironstone, RWE, and creamware were all table and teawares, and are representative of continuous domestic activity on the property during the nineteenth century (Table 28; Plate 26). The non-ceramic assemblage consists primarily of container glass, with one piece of porcellaneous ware, part of a shaving mug (Table 29; Plate 26).

Table 28: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-499 (H8) Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments surface H1 1 Teaware Ceramic Ironstone Undecorated Saucer surface H2 1 Tableware Ceramic Ironstone Undecorated Plate - supper surface H3 1 Teaware Ceramic Ironstone Moulded -

wheatware Teacup

surface H4 1 Teaware Ceramic Creamware Undecorated Saucer surface H5 1 Teaware Ceramic Ironstone Undecorated Saucer surface H6 1 Teaware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H8 1 Tableware Ceramic Ironstone Transfer

print Unidentifiable Floral motif

on interior body


Platter

surface H10 1 Tableware Ceramic Ironstone Undecorated Flatware Makers mark fragment


Unidentifiable Floral motif on interior



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body surface H14 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Buff

earthenwareGlazed Holloware Light glaze

on interior and exterior body


Unidentifiable Small fragment, unable to identify motif on exterior body

surface H13 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Undecorated Holloware surface H16 1 Tableware Ceramic Jackfield Undecorated Holloware surface H17 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Hand-

painted - general

Holloware


Glazed Crock Dark brown glaze on the interior and exterior body

surface H19 2 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Salt-glazed Holloware Dark brown interior body

surface H20 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Buff earthenware

Glazed Holloware Dark brown on the interior and exterior body

surface H21 1 Tableware Ceramic Ironstone Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H15 1 Teaware Ceramic Jackfield Undecorated Teapot Teapot lid

fragment, 4" diametre


Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Portion Comments surface H12 1 Other Porcellaneous

Ware Base White Shaving Mug, 2 1/2" diametre

base, small ridge 1" form the base which runs around the body, may have had a lid


Glass Base Dark olive, dome shaped base


Glass Finish Dark olive, down-tooled lip, tapered neck


Glass Base Frosted aqua, dome base, 3" diametre


Glass Base Frosted aqua, round dome base



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(AiGw-500) (H9) (17T-0601930, 4815733 NAD 27, 175 m asl) The Euro-Canadian site, AiGw-500 (H9), is located along the gentle slope of the seasonal tributary of Morrison Creek. The site consists of a diffuse scatter of 90 artifacts from an area approximately 121 metres by 147 metres. A representative sample of 32 artifacts was collected. The ceramic assemblage collected during the Stage 2 survey consists almost entirely of RWE (90%). The RWE consists of printed, painted, scalloped edgeware, and undecorated motifs. These motifs were most commonly found on RWE during the mid-nineteenth century. One sherd of undecorated ironstone was also recovered, as well as three sherds of stoneware crockery (Table 30; Plate 27). The non-ceramic assemblage consists of various types of coloured and clear glass, all of an unidentifiable type. Three nails, both machine cut and wire, were recovered, as well as a fragment of a smoking pipe bowl (Table 31; Plate 27). One bird and one mammalian faunal remain were also recovered (Table 32). These artifacts are consistent with domestic and depositional activities within the mid-to-late nineteenth and twentieth century.

Table 30: Stage 2 Ceramic Artifact Inventory of AiGw-500 (H9) Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Ware Motif Form Comments surface H4 4 Tableware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H5 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Undecorated Unidentifiable surface H6 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Edgeware -

scalloped Unidentifiable Incomplete Motif


Unidentifiable Incomplete Motif

surface H9 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Transfer print Unidentifiable interior Floral Motif, Exterior Plain

surface H10 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Transfer print Unidentifiable Interior Motif Indeterminate Line, Exterior Floral, Maybe Blue Willow

surface H11 2 Tableware Ceramic RWE Transfer print Unidentifiable Interior has a Geometric/Floral Motif, Exterior Plain

surface H12 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Transfer print Unidentifiable Interior Geometric Motif, Exterior Exfoliated

surface H13 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Transfer print Unidentifiable Interior Floral Motif, Exterior Exfoliated

surface H8 1 Teaware Ceramic Ironstone Undecorated Teacup surface H14 1 Tableware Ceramic RWE Hand-painted -

late palette Teas Interior Motif has

Green Leaves with a Black Stem,



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Exterior Plain surface H15 1 Kitchenware Ceramic RWE Hand-painted -

late palette Teas Interior Motif has

Green Leaves, Exterior Exfoliated

surface H16 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Glazed Holloware Light Yellowish Brown Colour Exterior and Interior

surface H17 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Glazed Holloware Exterior Grey with a lone Blue Dot, Base Brown, Interior Dark Brown Slip "Albany slip"

surface H18 1 Kitchenware Ceramic Stoneware Glazed Holloware Interior and Exterior has Gray Colour, Lip and Collar Base have no Glaze


Provenience Cat # Qty Type Material Portion Comments surface H1 1 Nail -

Machine Cut

Metal - Iron

Complete Head has 2 facets

surface H2 1 Nail - Machine Cut

Metal - Iron

Incomplete Head has 2 facets

surface H3 1 Wire Metal - Iron

Incomplete

surface H19 2 Unidentified Glass Body Blue Colour surface H20 1 Unidentified Glass Body Olive Colour surface H21 1 Unidentified Glass Shoulder Aqua Colour surface H22 1 Unidentified Glass Base Rose Colour surface H23 1 Unidentified Glass Rim Clear Colour, Scalloped edge surface H24 1 Unidentified Glass Body Clear Colour surface H25 1 Smoking

Pipe White Ball Clay

Bowl Indeterminate Motif

Table 32: Stage 2 Faunal Artifact Inventory of AiGw-500 (H9)

Provenience Cat # Qty Class Type Element Portion Body Region surface F1 1 Bird Medium Ulna Indeterminate Forelimb surface F2 1 Mammal Small-Medium Femur Incomplete Hindlimb



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4.0 LAND USE HISTORY Introduction During the course of archaeological survey, eight historical sites and one historical findspot were registered in the Ontario Archaeological Sites Database on the north half of Lot 15, Concession 1 North of Dundas Street (NDS), Geographic Township of Trafalgar. The following research is presented to place the sites within the context of historic land use on the subject property. Development of Lot 15, Concession 1, NDS, Trafalgar Township A search of material at the Ontario Archives has revealed the following information. According to the Abstract Index to Deed Titles, the Crown Patent for Lot 15 was granted to the future Attorney General of Upper Canada, John Beverley Robinson in 1807. The patent was for all 200 acres. In 1812, Robinson sold part of the lot (50 acres) to Peter Dykineau and another part of the lot (50 acres) to Lockwood Street. In 1816, Dykineau and Street both sold their property to Daniel Munn, who immediately sold this 100-acre piece, described as the “rear part,” to Amelia Jones. Both Munn and Jones were early settlers in Trafalgar Township and it is unlikely that they resided on the property as they had established homes in the township. Two years later, in 1818, John Jones sold this part to Toronto lawyer D’Arcy Boulton Jr., whose home, The Grange, still stands today on the Art Gallery of Ontario property. Boulton held the property on speculation until 1835, when he sold it to William Bourbee of Trafalgar Township. In order to confirm who may have resided on the property during this time, early assessment rolls were checked for the address of Lot 15, Concession 1 NDS. In 1827, William Bourbee was assessed for 100 acres on the north part of Lot 15, 35 acres of which were cultivated, and no house was included in the assessed value of the property, indicating that he still resided in a log cabin [AO, Microfilm of Assessment Rolls, Trafalgar Township, reel MS 700/3]. Given the quantity of land that had been cleared, it is probable that Bourbee was the first person to occupy the property and bring the land into agricultural production circa 1818. Bourbee continued to be assessed for 100 acres on the north half of the lot according to the 1846 and 1853 assessments. The number of acres under cultivation had risen to 60 by 1846 [AO, Microfilm of Assessment Rolls, Trafalgar Township, reel MS 700/4]. He sold the property to Robert William Biggar in 1855. Biggar then sold half an acre in the rear part of the lot to Henry Mosely in 1857, which likely contained the farmhouse established on the property. The 1858 Tremaine map, however, failed to illustrate any structures on the property of “Henry Mosely” on Lot 15. A year later, Robert Biggar quit-claimed 100 acres in the north half to C. Mosely in 1859. The agricultural returns included with the 1861 census confirmed the subdivision of the original 200 acre lot into two large farms, with 100 acres on the north half farmed by Henry Mosely. He was enumerated in the personal portion of the census as a 56 year-old Canadian-born widower who lived with his 12 children in a one storey brick house. The three oldest boys were enumerated as labourers. The family possessed 100 acres, of which 80 were cultivated. The farm’s crops included wheat, barley, oats, Indian corn, potatoes, and turnips. The livestock included steers, cows, horses, sheep, and pigs [AO, Microfilm of 1861 Census Rolls, Trafalgar Township, reel C-1031].



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In 1861, Mosley sold the property to Richard Halloran. The 1877 Historical Atlas of Halton County illustrated the homelot of “N[on] R[esident] Richard Halloran” on Lot 15, including a farmhouse in the approximate location of the existing structure at 3369 Sixth Line, and an extensive orchard between the farmhouse and the Sixth Line. No other structures were illustrated on Halloran’s property. Although the 100-acre farm remained in the Halloran family at the close of the nineteenth century according to the deed abstracts [AO, Abstract Index to Deed Titles, Trafalgar Township, reel GSU 179049], late nineteenth-century assessments and censuses indicate that after Richard Halloran purchased the property in 1861, the farm was operated by multiple tenant families. For example, the agricultural returns included with the 1871 census listed John Halloran as a tenant farmer on 100 acres. He was described as a 66 year-old Irish-born widower who lived with his three children. Their crops included wheat, barley, oats, peas, potatoes, hay, and apples, and the livestock owned included cows, sheep, and swine. The family did not own any dwelling houses [AO, Microfilm of 1871 Census Rolls, Trafalgar Township, reel C-9955]. The 1881 assessment listed Richard Halloran as the freeholder of 100 acres and William Ackerman was described as the tenant [AO, Microfilm of Assessment Rolls, Trafalgar Township, reel G.S. 3410]. The 1891 assessment enumerated Francis Ford (yeoman) on the property of Margaret Halloran (freeholder) [AO, Microfilm of Assessment Rolls, Trafalgar Township, reel G.S. 3411]. A total of seven families were enumerated for Lot 15 in the 1901 census. The person likely residing on the north half was Grant Ford. He was described as a 38 year-old Ontario-born farmer who lived with his wife, four children, and one farm helper. The family leased 100 acres and lived in a brick house that had eight rooms [AO, Microfilm of 1901 Census Rolls, Trafalgar Township, reel T-6471]. To summarize the preceding information, the process of bringing the land on Lot 15 into agricultural production was begun by William Bourbee circa 1818. He purchased his 100-acre farm in 1835 and continued to be assessed for land on Lot 15 until he sold it to Robert Biggar in 1855. Biggar in turn sold a half-acre homelot to Henry Mosely in 1857 and quit-claimed the remaining land to C. Mosely in 1859. This family did not occupy the property for very long, however, and in 1861, the north 100 acres was sold to Richard Halloran. Late nineteenth-century assessments and censuses indicate that the farm was operated by multiple tenant families who resided in a brick farmhouse that is still standing today at 3369 Sixth Line. Given that the material culture of the Bourbee site (AiGw-493) is in a discrete location and includes ceramic wares characteristic of the early-to-mid nineteenth century, it is probable that it marks the residence of pioneer William Bourbee. Thus, the site represents a tightly-dated domestic homelot significant to the growth of Trafalgar Township in the first half of the nineteenth century. If it cannot be avoided within the development plan, it should be subject to a comprehensive Stage 3-4 excavation. The diagnostic artifacts collected from the test pit survey around the brick farmhouse located at 3369 Sixth Line include decorated refined earthenware ceramics, glazed coarse earthenware kitchenwares, machine cut nails, container glass and faunal bone. It has been registered in the Ontario Archaeological Sites Database as the Mosely Farm House site (AiGw-496). If the site comprises primary midden deposits, these would represent the daily activities of the Mosely family, who occupied the farmhouse circa 1861, as well as tenant families who lived on the farm in the nineteenth century. A Stage 3 archaeological assessment should be conducted to define the



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site extent, gather a representative sample of artifacts and aid in the determination of a Stage 4 mitigation strategy if one is required. As far as can be determined using archival documents, no other residences were constructed within the 100-acre farm during the second half of the nineteenth century. The remaining historical archaeological sites, therefore, represent random material that has been dispersed throughout the property as a result of farming activities. The material probably originated on the farm but is now in the context of multiple low-density, diffuse, secondary deposits. H1 (AiGw-492), for example, is dispersed throughout an 87 metre x 75 metre area illustrated as the orchard circa 1877. The H1 (AiGw-492), H4 (AiGw-495), H6 (AiGw-497), H7 (AiGw-498), H8 (AiGw-499) and H9 (AiGw-500) sites and findspot H3 (AiGw-494) do not warrant further investigation.



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5.0 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS A Stage 1 and 2 archaeological assessment was carried out for the Argo Property located on Part of Lot 15, Concession 1, NDS, formerly in the Geographic Township of Trafalgar South, now in the Town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton. The Stage 1 background research indicated that the subject lands exhibited significant archaeological potential, primarily due to the presence of: 1) a seasonally active tributary of Morrison Creek that meanders across the subject land; 2) 61 previously registered pre-contact and historic archaeological sites within a one-kilometre radius; and 3) the location of a historic homestead illustrated on the 1877 Historic Atlas. A Stage 2 archaeological assessment was carried out in the portions of the study area which have archaeological potential. Previously cultivated agricultural fields were assessed by pedestrian survey at 5 metre intervals and the grassed lawns and wooded areas were test pitted at 5 metre intervals.

As a result of the Stage 2 field assessment, five pre-contact findspots; P2, P4, P5, P6, P7, two pre-contact sites; P1 (AiGw-504) and The Morrison Creek Site (AiGw-501), eight historical sites; H1 (AiGw-492), The Bourbee Site (AiGw-493), H4 (AiGw-495), The Mosely Farm House Site (AiGw-496), H6 (AiGw-497), H7 (AiGw-498), H8 (AiGw-499) and H9 (AiGw-500) and one historical findspot H3 (AiGw-494), were documented. In light of these findings, we offer the following recommendations.

1. Given the isolated nature of the artifact recovered, pre-contact findspots P2, P4, P5, P6 and P7 do not represent significant archaeological resources and may be considered free of any further archaeological concern.

2. Given the isolated nature of the artifact recovered, pre-contact site P1 (AiGw-504) does

not represent a significant archaeological resource and may be considered free of any further archaeological concern.

3. The Morrison Creek Site (AiGw-501) represents a potentially significant archaeological

resource that demonstrates potential to provide insight into the pre-contact aboriginal occupation of the study area. Should it not prove possible to protect this site from disturbance, the site should be subjected to Stage 3 archaeological assessment in order to further clarify the extent, archaeological integrity, artifact density, and significance.

The Stage 3 archaeological assessment should commence with a controlled surface collection to precisely define the nature and extent of the site. This work will require that the site area be reploughed and allowed to weather a least one substantial rainfall prior to our commencing with this work. The location of each artifact should be mapped with the aid of a tape measure and transit and a surface map produced for the site. Once this is completed, a series of one-metre square test units should be excavated within the estimated site area to determine the nature and extent of cultural deposits. The test units should be excavated to sterile subsoil, and soil fills screened through six millimetre wire mesh to facilitate artifact recovery. The subsoil should be trowelled and all profiles



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examined for undisturbed cultural deposits. In the event that significant cultural features are encountered, further archaeological mitigation would be undertaken. At the conclusion of the Stage 3 investigations, recommendations should be made either to proceed to Stage 4 salvage excavation—which would likely consist of the excavation of additional one-metre units, expanding upon the excavation area—or to consider the site free of any further archaeological concern.

No grading or other activities that may result in the destruction or disturbance of any of the archaeological sites documented by this assessment are permitted until notice of Ministry of Culture approval has been received.

4. H1 (AiGw-492), H4 (AiGw-495), H6 (AiGw-497), H7 (AiGw-498), H8 (AiGw-499), H9

(AiGw-500) represents material introduced through depositional and continuous agricultural events within the study area. As such these remains do not represent significant archaeological resources and may be considered free of further archaeological concern.

5. H3 (AiGw-494) is a findspot which represents an isolated deposit of historic material. As

such, the deposit is not a significant resource and no further work is recommended. These remains do not represent significant archaeological resources and may be considered free of further archaeological concern.

6. The Bourbee Site (AiGw-493) is a significant archaeological resource which has potential

to shed light on the early-to-mid nineteenth-century Euro-Canadian settlement of Trafalgar South Township. If it is not possible to protect this site from disturbance, it should be subjected to a comprehensive Stage 3&4 salvage excavation. Such research should commence with a controlled surface collection to determine the precise extent of the site. Prior to initiating this work, the site area should be reploughed and allowed to weather through several rainfalls. The location of each artifact would then be mapped with aid of a transit and a tape. The results of this mapping exercise should then be used to guide the placement of a series of one-metre square test units to investigate and sample the nature and extent of cultural deposits in the plough zone. All test units should be hand excavated to sterile subsoil and the soil fills screened through six millimetre mesh in order to facilitate artifact recovery. The subsoil should be trowelled and all profiles examined for undisturbed cultural deposits. Additional excavation of contiguous one-metre squares should be carried out in areas of significant archaeological deposits as warranted. A Gradall should then remove the topsoil within the site area and the exposed subsoil should be carefully examined for the presence of cultural features. If no features are observed, a recommendation may then be made to clear the site area of any further archaeological concern. Should archaeological deposits be encountered, these deposits must be thoroughly documented and excavated by hand.



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No grading or other activities that may result in the destruction or disturbance of any of the archaeological sites documented by this assessment are permitted until notice of Ministry of Culture approval has been received.

7. Given the nature of the mid-to-late nineteenth century deposits at the Mosely Farm House

Site (AiGw-496) and considering the property’s land use history, this site represents a significant archaeological resource. A Stage 3 archaeological assessment should be conducted to define the site extent, gather a representative sample of artifacts and aid in the determination of a Stage 4 mitigation strategy if one is required, in accordance with the Ministry of Culture’s Standards and Guidelines for Consulting Archaeologists Final Draft (2006). A Stage 3 Archaeological Assessment is a series of one-metre square test units excavated throughout the area where positive test pits were documented. The test units should be excavated to sterile subsoil and soil fills screened through 6 mm wire mesh to facilitate artifact recovery. The sterile subsoil should be toweled and all soil profiles examined for undisturbed cultural deposits. At the conclusion of the Stage 3 investigations, a determination for Stage 4 mitigation will be made for this site if required. No grading or other activities that may result in the destruction or disturbance of any of the archaeological sites documented by this assessment are permitted until notice of Ministry of Culture approval has been received.

8. The remaining lands may be considered clear of any further archaeological concern.

9. In the event that deeply buried archaeological remains are encountered on the property

during construction activities, the office of the Regulatory and Operations Group, Ministry of Culture, should be notified immediately. In the event that deeply buried archaeological remains are encountered on the property during construction activities, the office of the Regulatory and Operations Group, Ministry of Culture, should be notified immediately.

10. Furthermore, in the event that human remains are encountered during construction, both the Ministry of Culture and the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the Cemetreies Regulation Unit of the Ministry of Consumer and Business Services should be notified immediately.

The documentation and materials related to the archaeological assessment of the property will be curated by Archaeological Services Inc. until such a time that arrangements for their ultimate transfer to Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario, or other public institution, can be made to the satisfaction of the landowner, the Ontario Ministry of Culture, and any other legitimate interest groups.



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6.0 REFERENCES CITED Archaeological Services Inc.

1998 The Master Plan of Archaeological Resources of the Regional Municipality of Halton: Technical Report. MS, on file, Ontario Ministry of Culture, Toronto.


2006 Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment of the Petgor Lands (404072) Ontario Limited), Part of Lots 14 & 15, Concession 1, N.D.S., Formerly in the Township of Trafalgar South, Now in the Town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton. On file, Ontario Ministry of Culture, Toronto.

Chapman, L.J. and F. Putnam 1984 The Physiography of Southern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, Special

Volume 2. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Toronto. Ministry of Culture 1997 Serving a Future for Our Past: Archaeology, Land Use Planning & Development

in Ontario. Cultural Programmes Branch, Archaeology & Heritage Planning Unit, Toronto.

Ministry of Culture (former Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation)

2006 Standards and Guidelines for Consulting Archaeologists (final draft). Toronto: Cultural Programs Branch, Archaeology and Planning Unit.

Town of Oakville

2007 Town of Oakville Heritage Register; Register of Properties of Cultrual Heriatge Value of Interest Pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act. Heritage Planner, Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville.

Walker and Miles (publishers)

1877 Illustrated Historical Atlas of Halton County. Walker & Miles, Toronto.



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7.0 PHOTOGRAPHS

Plate 1: The historic Mosely farmhouse. Plate 2: Outbuildings and laneways associated with

the farmhouse.

Plate 3: Disturbances adjacent to Sixth Line. Plate 4: The pond in the northwest corner of the study

area.

Plate 5: Grassed lawn adjacent to the historic farmhouse.

Plate 6: Test pitting the grassed lawn areas.



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Plate 7: Treed area surrounding the pond. Plate 8: Test pitting the area surrounding the pond.

Plate 9: Ploughed fields in the northern half of the study area.

Plate 10: Ploughed fields in the southern half of the study area.

Plate 11: Pedestrian survey of the ploughed fields at five metre intervals.



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Plate 12: Artifact recovered from P1 (AiGw-504)

Plate 13: Artifact recovered from P2



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Plate 14: Artifacts recovered from the Morrison Creek Site (AiGw-501)

Plate 15: Artifact recovered from P4.



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Plate 19: Artifacts recovered from H1 (AiGw-492)



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Plate 20: Artifacts recovered from the Bourbee Site (AiGw-493)




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Plate 22: Artifacts recovered from the H4 (AiGw-495)

Plate 23: Artifacts recovered from the Mosely Farm House Site (AiGw-496)



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