Timeline

[ Timeline, The Norse were alone on the site in the 11th century, but people had camped on the site for nearly 4000 years before them and continued to do so after them.  The French had a seasonal shore station on Beak Point from the 18th century or earlier, lasting until 1904.  The modern village of L'Anse aux Meadows was established in the 1830s.
, John Gaspereau, Parks Canada Archaeology Laboratory, Halifax  ]

Source: Parks Canada Archaeology Laboratory, Halifax, , , John Gaspereau, "Timeline," n.d.. Notes: The Norse were alone on the site in the 11th century, but people had camped on the site for nearly 4000 years before them and continued to do so after them. The French had a seasonal shore station on Beak Point from the 18th century or earlier, lasting until 1904. The modern village of L'Anse aux Meadows was established in the 1830s.

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