[* note that this chronology includes ONLY the archaeology of the Island of Newfoundland itself; it does NOT include work conducted in Labrador]
Date |
Archaeologist |
Area/Site |
| 1874 | Lloyd, T.G.B. | Beaches area; North west coast; part of Geological survey (Lloyd, 1875, 1875b, 1876) |
| 1900s | Kidder, A.V | Survey of Newfoundland’s West Coast; Port au Choix area (Tuck, 1976:4) |
| 1915-1920s | Speck, Frank G. | Central Newfoundland Areas, looking for Beothuk information (Devereux, 1964:4, 1970:v; Speck, 1922) |
| 1927 | Jenness, Diamond | Badger Brook and Red Indian Lake; Bay of Exploits (Jenness, 1929:8; Harp, 1964:8) |
| 1929 | Wintemberg, W.J. | Survey of West Coast of Newfoundland; Established Dorset connection to the Island (Wintemberg, 1940; Harp, 1964; Jenness, 1933) |
| 1937 | Archaeologists from Baltimore Maryland | Excavations at Ferryland (Pope, 1986:77) |
| 1949-1950 | Harp, Elmer | Straight of Belle Isle (Harp, 1964) |
| 1955-1956 | Jelks, Edward B. | Investigations at Signal Hill (Ferguson, 1985) |
| 1959 | Harper, J.R. | Surveys and excavations at Ferryland (Pope, 1986:78; Tuck, 1986:239) |
| 1959 | Government of Newfoundland | Historic Objects, Sites and Records Act (GNL, 1959) |
| 1961-1964 | Harp, Elmer | Straight of Belle Isle area; Port au Choix excavations (Fogt, 1996:3) |
| 1961-1969 | Ingstad, Anne and Helge | L’Anse aux Meadows, Norse site discovered and excavated (Wallace, 1991) |
| 1964-1966 | Devereux, Helen | National Museum of Man contract; survey of Beothuk sites; Notre Dame Bay; Bonavista Bay etc.; Sites: Beaches Site; South Harbour Site; Woodworth site; Eastern Point site; Pittman Site (Devereux, 1964, 1966, 1966b; Carignan, 1974b) |
| 1966 | Devereux, Helen | Cape Ray Light Site; Salvage operation (Devereux, 1966c) |
| 1967-1968 | MacLeod, Donald | Surveys in the Twillingate area (MacLeod, 1967, 1968) |
| 1968 | Tuck, James | Hired at Memorial University; Salvage Operations at Port au Choix; Maritime Archaic Tradition defined (Tuck, 1976. 1981, 1996) |
| 1969 | Bartovic, Albert | Admiral’s Point excavations, Trinity (Bartovic, 1969) |
| 1969-1970 | Devereux, Helen | Indian Point Site (Devereux, 1970) |
| 1970 | Government of Newfoundland | Historic Objects, Sites and Records Act, replaces 1959 Act (GLN, 1973) |
| 1970 | Linnamae, Urve | Placentia Bay survey, Dorset research (Linnamae, 1971) |
| 1970 (early) | Carignan, Paul | Hired by Province as first Provincial Archaeologist (Tuck, 1996; Mills, 1996) |
| 1972-1975 | Carignan, Paul | Cape Freels and Bonavista Bay; Beaches Site, Fox Bar (Carignan, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1974b, 1975) |
| 1973 | Marshall, Ingeborg | Notre Dame Bay Survey (Marshall, 1973) |
| 1973 | LeBlanc, Raymond | Wigwam Brook Site (LeBlanc, 1973) |
| 1973 | Barakat, Robert | Newman Wine Vault, St. John’s (Barakat, 1973b) |
| 1973 | Barakat, Robert | Cupid’s looking for John Guy colony (Barakat, 1973b) |
| 1973 | Government of Newfoundland | Historic Objects, Sites and Records Act, replaces act of 1970 (GLN, 1973) |
| 1972-1976 | Parks Canada | L’Anse Aux Meadow excavations and reconstruction (Wallace, 1991) |
| 1974 | Marshall, Ingeborg | Notre Dame Bay Survey (Marshall, 1974) |
| 1974 | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | 1973 Historic Objects, Sites and Records Act Amended (GLN, 1974) |
| 1970s (mid-late) | Clark, Brenda | Replaces Carignan as Provincial Archaeologist (Tuck, 1996, Mills, 1996) |
| 1977 | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | 1973 Historic Objects, Sites and Records Act Amended (GLN, 1977) |
| 1978 | Marshall, Ingeborg | Notre Dame Bay Survey, including Red Indian Lake (Marshall, 1978) |
| 1979 | Austin, Shaun | Cape Cove/Cape Freels site (Austin, 1980, 1985) |
| 1979 | Tuck, James | Survey of Terra Nova Park, Parks Canada (Tuck, 1980) |
| 1980 | Newfoundland Marine Archaeology Society | Trinity Bay, Shipwreck (NMAS, 1981) |
| 1980 | Evans, Clifford | Frenchman’s Island Project (Evans, 1981) |
| 1980 | Penney, Gerald | L’Anse A Flamme Site (CjAx-1) (Penney, 1981) |
| 1980 | Pastore, Ralph and Jane Sproull Thomson | Historic Resources Division Beothuk Project, Notre Dame Bay, Badger Bay and Fogo Island (Sproull Thomson, 1981) |
| 1980 | Tuck, James | Memorial University field school at O’Brien Farm Site in St. John’s (Sproull Thomson, 1981) |
| 1980 | Sawicki, Anna | Parks Canada excavations of Terra Nova National Park (Sproull Thomson, 1981) |
| 1981 | Newfoundland Marine Archaeology Society | Survey from I. Cape St. John to Cape Bauld (N.M.A.S. 1982) |
| 1981 | Nagle, Christopher | Survey at Fleur de Lys Soapstone Quarry (Nagle, 1982) |
| 1981 | Auger, Reginald | West coast/Cow Head, looking at Dorset(Auger, 1982) |
| 1981 | Pastore, Ralph | Historic Resources Division Beothuk Project, Eastern Notre Dame Bay (Pastore, 1982) |
| 1981 | Sproull Thomson, Jane | Historic Resources Division Beothuk Project, Red Indian Lake (Sproull Thomson, 1982b) |
| 1981 | Robbins, Douglas | Stock Cove (CkAl-3) (Robbins, 1982) |
| 1981 | Evans, Clifford, O. | Frenchman’s Site (ClAl-1) (Evans, 1982) |
| 1981 | Penney, Gerald | South Coast Investigations (Penney, 1982) |
| 1982 | Memorial University Contract Work | CAT Arm Hydro Development, White Bay (Tuck); Mary’s Harbour to Lodge Bay Road (Auger and Mills-); Shamblers Cove - Greenspond Causeway (Auger and Evans, including excavations) ; and Broom Point (Auger et. al.)(Tuck, 1983, 1983b) |
| 1982 | Pastore, Ralph | Boyd’s Cove, Notre Dame Bay, Beothuk and Recent Indian (Pastore, 1983) |
| 1982 | Thomson, Callum | Survey of the Exploits River from Red Indian Lake to Grand Falls (Thomson, 1983) |
| 1982 | Penney, Gerald | Burnt Knaps 1 and 2, Micmac sites (Penney, 1983) |
| 1982 | Newfoundland Marine Archaeology Society | Shipwreck sites surveyed from Burin Peninsula and Isle aux Morts (N.M.A.S. 1983) |
| 1982 | Marshall, Ingeborg | Notre Dame Bay Survey, (Marshall, 1982) |
| 1983 | Thomson, Callum | Contract Archaeology Projects including an environmental evaluation of the St. John’s Airport; and a proposed for management of Fleur de Lys (Thomson, 1984) |
| 1983 | Pastore, Ralph | Boyd’s Cove Excavations (Pastore, 1984) |
| 1983 | Simpson, David | N. Port au Port Peninsula archaeology project (Simpson, 1984) |
| 1983 | Newfoundland Marine Archaeology Society | Isle Aux Morts Survey ( Smith, 1984) |
| 1984 | Auger, Reginald | Degrat Island (Auger, 1985) |
| 1984 | Nagle, Christopher | Lithic sources research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1984 | Renouf , M.A.P. | Survey of Main Brook to Route 430 on Northern Peninsula (Renouf, 1985) |
| 1984 | Renouf , M.A.P. | Port au Choix and Point Riche investigations for Parks Canada (Renouf,1985b) |
| 1984 | Pastore, Ralph | Boyd’s Cove Excavations (Pastore, 1985) |
| 1984 | Penney, Gerald | Spanish Room Survey; Cow Head; and South Central Interior for Micmac (Penney, 1985) |
| 1984 | Ferguson, Rob | Signal Hill Archaeological Resources Inventory for Parks Canada (Ferguson, 1985) |
| 1984 | Tuck, James A. | Ferryland initial research (Tuck, 1985) |
| 1984 | Skanes, Roy and Mark Deichmann | Underwater research at Ferryland (Skanes and Deichmann, 1985) |
| 1985 | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | Act Respecting the Preservation of the Historic Resources of the Province replaces the act of 1973 (GLN, 1985). |
| 1985 | Thomson, Callum | Baie Verte Peninsula Investigations (Thomson, 1986) |
| 1985 | Renouf, M.A.P. | Excavations at Phillips Garden and Point Riche, Port au Choix (Renouf, 1986) |
| 1985 | Pastore, Ralph | Excavations at Boyd’s Cove (Pastore, 1986) |
| 1985 | Tuck, James | Salvage excavations in St. John’s, Ayre’s property (Tuck, 1986) |
| 1985 | Tuck, James | Ferryland field school and excavations (Tuck, 1986) |
| 1985 | Penney, Gerald | Freshwater Bay assessments (GLN, 1996) |
| 1986 | Penney, Gerald | Historic Resources Impact assessments at Hope brook Mine; Burgeo Road to Hope Brook; White Bear Bay and Bottom Brook to Burgeo (Penney, 1989) |
| 1986 | Tuck, James | Main River/Sop’s Island impact assessment (Tuck, 1989) |
| 1986 | Thomson, Callum | Fleur de Lys investigations (Thomson, 1989) |
| 1986 | Pastore, Ralph | Inspector Island (DiAq-1) (Pastore, 1989) |
| 1986 | Pastore, Ralph | George Street, St. John’s monitoring (Pastore, 1989b) |
| 1986 | Pope, Peter | 17th century settlements in Conception Bay (Pope, 1989) |
| 1986 | Jerkic, Sonja | Evaluation of skeletal material found at Foxtrap (Jerkic, 1989) |
| 1986 | Tuck, James | Ferryland (Tuck, 1989) |
| 1986 | N.M.A.S. | Port Kirwin underwater survey (Ginns, 1989) |
| 1986 | Brown, Stuart | Port au Choix Crow Head Cave and Gargamelle Rockshelter (Brown, 1988) |
| 1987 | Penney, Gerald | Historic impact assessment, King George IV Lake; Green bay, Hope Brook, Grandy Brook, Island Pond, Nut Cove, Paradise River, Change Islands; Roddickton (GLN, 1996) |
| 1987 | Pastore, Ralph | Inspector Island excavations (Pastore, 1989) |
| 1987 | Skanes, Roy | Ferryland (GLN, 1996) |
| 1987 | Schwarz, Fred | Survey of the interior of Newfoundland, Terra Nova, Gambo River, and Indian Bay/ Big Pond (GLN, 1996) |
| 1987 | N.M.A.S. | Bay Bulls Harbour (GLN, 1996) |
| 1987 | McLean, Laurie and Allison | Baie Verte Peninsula (GLN, 1996) |
| 1987 | Thomson, Callum | Indian Point (GLN, 1996) |
| 1987 | Tuck, James | Assessment of the proposed Island Pond Hydroelectric Development, Island Pond; Little Grand Lake (Tuck, 1988; GLN, 1996) |
| 1987 | Marshall, Ingeborg | Northern Peninsula, Hare Bay survey (Marshall, 1987) |
| 1988 | Gilbert, William and Ken Reynolds | Come by Chance River and Dildo Pond Survey (Gilbert and Reynolds, 1989) |
| 1988 | Penney, Gerald | Historic resources impact assessments of Paradise River; Change Island/Fogo Island; Roddickton; Isle Aux Mort; Cape Bonavista; George’s Brook; St. John’s Boat Basin; Northern Peninsula; Croque; Research at Burnt Pond (GLN, 1996) |
| 1988 | Tuck, James | Burin Peninsula environmental assessment survey; Isle Aux Morts wharf; Granite Canal; Avalon and Burin Peninsula roads; (GLN, 1996) |
| 1988 | Jefferson, Linda | Port au Port impact assessment at quarry; Mint Brook; Port Aux Choix area salvage; Green Bay; Trinity (GLN, 1996) |
| 1988 | NMAS | Conception Bay surveys; Ginns underwater instruction at Holyrood Bay (GLN, 1996) |
| 1988 | Thomson, Callum | Exploits area research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1988 | Brown, Stuart | Manuel’s - Seal Cove impact assessment (GLN, 1996) |
| 1989 | Penney, Gerald | Environmental impact surveys at Long Pond, St. John’s; Nugget Pond; Conception Bay North; Betts Cove Mine; Berry Hill/Daniels Harbour (GLN, 1996) |
| 1989 | Ginns, Janette | Holyrood Bay underwater archaeology course (GLN, 1996) |
| 1989 | Pastore, Ralph | Inspector Island/ Boyd’s Cove; Dildo Pond (GLN, 1996) |
| 1989 | Jefferson, Linda | Environmental impact assessments at Long Pond, St. John’s; Ferryland; Bay D’leau; Keels; (GLN, 1996) |
| 1989 | Skanes, Roy | Ferryland Pool; Fermeuse research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1989 | Thomson, Callum | Tally Pond Duck Pond impact assessment; Great Mosquito Cove (Thomson, 1990, 1990b) |
| 1989 | Stopp, Marianne | Ferryland research; Fermeuse Research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1989 | Gilbert, William | Dildo Pond, research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1989 | Tuck, James | Ferryland (GLN, 1996) |
| 1989-1990 | McLean, Laurie | Bonavista Bay research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1990 | Marshall, Ingeborg | Great and Little Bonavista Placentia Bay; Dildo Island; Deer Harbour, Trinity Bay Beothuk Research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1990 | Renouf, M.A.P. | Port au Choix and Port Saunders research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1990 | Skanes, Roy | Underwater at Bull Arm (GLN, 1996) |
| 1990 | Skanes, Roy | Grand Falls area environmental impact survey (GLN, 1996) |
| 1990 | Thomson, Callum | Great Mosquito Cove, Bull Arm, Trinity Bay (Thomson, 1990, 1990b) |
| 1991 | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | Archaeological Investigation Permit Regulations and the Historic Resources Act, Legislation to go with Act of 1985 (GLN, 1991) |
| 1991 | McLean, Laurie | Impact assessment work in southwestern NF, St. George’s area for fibreoptics cable (GLN, 1996) |
| 1991 | Renouf, M.A.P | Port au Choix, Port Saunders area research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1991 | Renouf, M.A.P. | Old Man’s Pond impact assessment work (GLN, 1996) |
| 1991 | Skanes, Roy | Rushoon Area, Placentia Bay underwater (GLN, 1996) |
| 1991 | Jefferson, Linda | Deadman’s Bay; Harbour Grace impact assessment work (GLN, 1996) |
| 1991 | Jerkic, Sonja | Impact assessment work in Deadman’s Bay, Cape Freels area, Bonavista Bay (GLN, 1996) |
| 1991 | Rutherford, Douglas | Dildo Arm and Collier Bay, Trinity Bay research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1991 | Skanes, Roy | Ferryland Pool research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1991 | Tuck, James | Ferryland (GLN, 1996) |
| 1992 | Pope, Peter | Footwear Supplies site in St. John’s (GLN, 1996) |
| 1992 | McLean, Laurie | Bonavista Peninsula research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1992 | Schwarz | Exploits Valley research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1992 | Schwarz | Old Man’s Pond impact assessment work (GLN, 1996) |
| 1992 | Renouf, M.A.P. | Port aux Choix area research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1992 | Tuck, James | Ferryland research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1992 | Skanes, Roy | Quidi Vidi Pass and Ferryland research (Skanes, 1993b) |
| 1992 | Skanes, Roy | Garia Bay impact assessment work (Skanes, 1994) |
| 1992 | Penney, Gerald | Port au Port Peninsula environmental assessment work (GLN, 1996) |
| 1992 | McLean, Laurie | Bonavista Bay research (GLN, 1996) |
| 1993 | Tuck, James | Ferryland (Tuck, 1993) |
| 1993 | Mills, Steve | Environmental impact work at Quidi Vidi Battery (GLN, 1996) |
| 1993 | McAleese, Kevin | Excavations at the Lester/Garland premises, Trinity (McAleese, 1994) |
| 1993 | McLean, Laurie | Bonavista Bay surveys, Burnside project (McLean, 1994) |
| 1993 | Thomson, Callum | Survey and tourism potential studies for Old Ferrole (GLN, 1996; Thomson, 1993) |
| 1994 | Skanes, Roy | Research work at Gull Pond and Admiral’s Point and Salvage work and impact assessments at St. Anthony for transmission lines and Quidi Vidi Battery (Skanes, 1994b) |
| 1994 | Gilbert, William | Russell’s Point, Cupids area (Gilbert, 1995) |
| 1994 | Reynolds, Ken | Monitoring at Fort Townsend (GLN, 1996) |
| 1994 | Mills, Steve | Fermeuse excavations (Mills, S., 1996) |
| 1995 | McLean, Laurie | Bloody Bay Cove, Beaches, Bloody Reach and Northwest Arm, Burnside Heritage work (GLN, 1996) |
| 1995 | Gilbert, William | Cupids Project, Russel’s Point, Dildo Island, Anderson’s Cove (GLN, 1996) |
| 1995 | Tuck, James | Ferryland (GLN, 1996) |
| 1995 | Deal, Michael | Memorial Field school, Beaches Site (GLN, 1996) |
| 1995 | Skanes, Roy | Trinity Bight, Lester-Garland House and Fort Point Trinity Projects (Skanes and Reynolds, 1996) |
| 1995 | Reader, David | Research at Bay of Islands, Deer Lake Beach and Pynn’s Brook (GLN, 1996) |
| 1995 | Brown, Stuart | Research at Cape Ray (GLN, 1996) Dorset Site |
| 1995 | Pastore, Ralph | Survey of proposed Lewisporte Golf Course area (GLN, 1996) |
| 1996 | Skanes, Roy | Lester-Garland, Trinity Project (GLN, 1996) |
| 1996 | Schwarz, Fred | Impact assessment work at Southwest (GLN, 1996) |
| 1996 | Fogt, Lisa | Cape Ray excavations |
| 1996 | Tuck, James | Ferryland (GLN, 1996) |
| 1996 | Fogt, Lisa | Cape Ray research (GLN, 1996) |
