These artifacts found in the Eastern Townships region are from the first two cultures that inhabited the territory during the Palaeoindian period. Archaeologists were thrilled to discover these chronological markers.

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Side of a fragment of grey-green chipped stone. The side is slightly concave with thinned edges and a concave grooved base. The number CR-267 is inscribed on the bottom, and a 0-to-5 centimetre scale is shown below.

Clovis Culture
12 000 to 10 000 years
BP

Ste. Anne-Varney parallel retouched point dating from the end of the Late Palaeoindian period.

Plano culture
10 000 to 8 000 years
BP

Chronology - The first two artifacts

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