The City of Quebec excavated the courtyard of the Quebec Seminary (general =
education, not just for educating priests=21), founded in 1666 and still be=
ing run as a private secondary and collegial school. The courtyard has been=
 systematically cleaned since the late 19th Century, so as far as material =
culture goes, the occupation dates from 1666 to ca. 1875.  The material cul=
ture analyst, madame Celine Cloutier, was able to document an increasing pr=
eoccupation for cleanliness through her analysis of disposal patterns. A lo=
t of very fragmentary ceramics, some shoe buckles and and many buttons. No =
toys.=20
 
 
The site also contains the home of Guillaume Couillard, (built ca. 1622 and=
 destroyed ca. 1670) the second private residence in New France. (We found =
New France's first private residence under a parking lot on the other end o=
f the Seminary complex, but thats another story.) Reference as follows:
 
 
Ville de Quebec =22Recherches archeologiques dans la cour des petits du Sem=
inaire de Quebec (CeEt-32)=22, Quebec: Ville de Quebec, Centre de developpe=
ment economique et urbain, 1996, 251 pages. ISBN: 2-920860-54-2.
 
 
<bigger><x-fontsize><param>12</param>William Moss
 
City Archaeologist
 
Division design et patrimoine
 
Ville de Qu=E9bec
 
C.P. 700, Haute-Ville
 
Qu=E9bec (Qu=E9bec)
 
Canada, G1R 4S9
 
tel: 418-691-6869
 
fax: 418-691-7853
 
email: WMoss=40cmq.qc.ca
 
email: cdeu=40riq.qc.ca
 
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