The Dorchester Site is a 15th century
Iroquoian site, just east of Dorchester, Ont., overlooking the Thames River. Long known to local people
and archaeologists alike, the site was fully excavated by TMHC in 2004.
Professional archaeologists and university students together discovered not one but two exquisitely preserved palisaded villages. Hearths and ash pits in houses and
some enormous garbage features suggested that Aboriginal peoples hunted and fished along the Thames River. Probably they also grew crops in the sandy
soils around their villages. Residential development at the Dorchester Site illustrates that we are all still attracted to the same features of the landscape that drew peoples of the past.
The Thames and its surroundings remain a focus for
habitation after all these years.
Serving You Better
The staff at TMHC is dedicated to providing efficient, high quality service on time and on budget. To achieve this goal, we maintain a large summer field staff in order to complete projects within established deadlines and employ state-of-the-art technology to enhance the speed and accuracy of our data collection process. Detailed archaeological recording and mapping is conducted using a Trimble Total Station and external microcomputer data processor, combined with a hand held GPS locating system and digital photography.