On the west side of Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula, you’ll find the crossroads of 6000 years of human history. The sea’s bounty drew Maritime Archaic people, the Dorset people, the Groswater people and the recent indigenous people here long before Europeans arrived. Seals on passing iceflows were hunted by the Dorset and used for food, shelter and clothing. Discover one of North America’s most fascinating archaeological finds amid a rugged coastline of unique limestone barrens, forests and bays. Visit ancient burial sites, settlements and view original artifacts, from slate spears to harpoons. Sur la côte ouest de la péninsule Great Northern à Terre-Neuve, vous vous trouverez à la croisée des chemins de 6000 ans d’histoire humaine. Bien avant l’arrivée des Européens, les ressources de l’océan avaient attiré ici les Autochtones de l’Archaïque maritime, les groupes du Dorset et de Groswater ainsi que les groupes autochtones récents. Le peuple Dorset chassait les phoques qui franchissaient les banquises, tant pour leur viande que pour leur peau, afin de confectionner des abris et des vêtements. Découvrez l’un des lieux archéologiques les plus fascinants d’Amérique du Nord, au cœur d’un littoral accidenté qui se démarque par ses landes calcaires, ses forêts et ses baies uniques. Visitez les anciens sites de sépultures et de colonies et découvrez des artéfacts de l’époque, depuis les lances en ardoise aux harpons. Source: Parks Canada Website (2022)

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History on the Edge Western Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites 2018		Au couer de l'histoire Lieux historiques nationaux Ouest de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador 2018
History on the Edge Western Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites 2019		Au couer de l'histoire Lieux historiques nationaux Ouest de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador 2019
Visitor Guide Western Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites 2020		Guide du visiteur Lieux historiques nationaux Ouest de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador 2020
Visitor Guide Western Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites 2022		Guide du visiteur Lieux historiques nationaux Ouest de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador 2022
Visitor Guide Western Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites 2023		Guide du visiteur Lieux historiques nationaux Ouest de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador 2023
A Little Beauty on the Barrens 2019		La belle des landes 2019

Management Plan / Plan directeur (Parks Canada, 2007)

1985 Excavations at Phillip's Garden and Pointe Riche, Port au Choix National Historic Park (M.A.P. Renouf, extract from Archaeology in Newfoundland & Labrador 1985, December 1986)

2008 Field Season at Phillip's Garden, Port au Choix National Historic Site (M.A.P. Renouf, extract from Provincial Archaeology Office 2008 Archaeology Review, Vol. 7, February 2009)

2009 Field Season at Phillip's Garden, Port au Choix National Historic Site (M.A.P. Renouf, P.J. Wells and D.A. Lavers, extract from extract from Provincial Archaeology Office 2009 Archaeology Review, Vol. 8, March 2010)

Animal Exploitation and Season of Occupation at the Groswater Palaeoeskimo Site of Phillip's Garden West (Patricia J. Wells, extract from Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2005)

Application of Ground-Penetrating Radar to Mapping Archaeological Features at the Gould Site, Port au Choix (Trevor Bell, Julia Daly, Alice Kelley and M.A.P. Renouf, extract from Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2005)

Archaeological Investigations at Crow Head Cave and the Gargamelle Rockshelter in the Port au Choix National Historic Park, Newfoundland: Report of 1986 Field Activities (Stuart C. Brown, Memorial University of Newfoundland for Parks Canada, September, 1988)

Archaeological Investigations at Phillip's Garden and Point Riche, Port au Choix National Historic Park: Report of 1985 Field Activities (M.A.P. Renouf, Memorial University of Newfoundland for Parks Canada, March 15, 1986)

Archaeological Investigations at the Port au Choix National Historic Park: Report of the 1990 Field Season (M.A.P. Renouf, Memorial University of Newfoundland for Parks Canada, November 10, 1991)

Drawings: New Ferrolle Light Tower, Port au Choix National Historic Site (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, July 14, 2015)

Environmental Changes at Port au Choix as Reconstructed from Fossil Midges (Sandra M. Rosenberg, Ian R. Walker and Joyce B. Macpherson, extract from Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2005)

Geophysical Survey of the Dorset Palaeoeskimo Site of Point Riche (Edward Eastaugh and Jeremy Taylor, extract from Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2005)

Heritage Character Statement / Énoncé de valeur patrimoniale, Port au Choix National Historic Site

Lighthouse: Point Riche / Tour de phare : pointe Riche (FHBRO No. 91-36, June 22, 1994, Canadian Register of Historic Places)

Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the Archaeological Resources of Port au Choix and L'Anse aux Meadows national historic sites and adjacent areas, northwest Newfoundland: Reducing uncertainty in risk assessment modelling through improved archaeological site information (C.E. Robinson, T. Bell, M.A. Storey and A. Pollard-Belsheim, extract from Provincial Archaeology Office 2013 Archaeology Review, Vol. 12, March 2014)

Integrating Archaeology and Sea Level History at Port au Choix, Northwestern Newfoundland (Trevor Bell and M.A.P. Renouf, extract from Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador 1996, c1997)

Introduction — Prehistoric Archaeological Sites in Port au Choix (Trevor Bell and M.A.P. Renouf, extract from Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2005)

Late Prehistoric Human Impact on Bass Pond, Port au Choix (Trevor Bell, Joyce B. Macpherson and M.A.P. Renouf, extract from Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2005)

Palaeoethnobotanical Research at Port au Choix (Michael Deal, extract from Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2005)

Palaeoeskimo Seal Hunters at Port au Choix Northwestern Newfoundland (M.A.P. Renouf, extract from Newfoundland Studies, Vol. 9 No. 2, 1993)

Port au Choix Archaeology Project: Summary of 2004 Fieldwork (M.A.P. Renouf, Bradley Drouin and Patty Wells, extract from Provincial Archaeology Office Newsletter, Vol. 3, January 2005)

Postglacial Sea-Level History and Coastline Change at Port au Choix, Great Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland (Trevor Bell, I. Rod Smith and M.A.P. Renouf, extract from Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2005)

Report of the Archaeological Investigations at the Port au Choix and Point Riche Peninsulas (M.A.P. Renouf, extract from Archaeology in Newfoundland & Labrador 1984, December 1985)

Searching for the Maritime Archaic Indian Habitation Site at Port au Choix, Newfoundland: An Integrated Approach Using Archaeology, Geomorphology and Sea Level History (M.A.P. Renouf and Trevor Bell, extract from Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador 1997, c1998)

Testing a Proposed Late Holocene Sea-Level Oscillation using the Isolation Basin Approach, Great Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland (I. Rod Smith, Trevor Bell and M.A.P. Renouf, extract from Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2005)

The 1991 Field Season, Port au Choix National Historic Park: Report of Archaeological Excavations (M.A.P. Renouf, Memorial University of Newfoundland for Parks Canada, November 1, 1992)

The 1992 Field Season, Port au Choix National Historic Park: Report of Archaeological Excavations (M.A.P. Renouf, Memorial University of Newfoundland for Parks Canada, December 1, 1993)

The 2010 Field Season at Point Riche, Port au Choix National Historic Site (Robert J. Anstey, M.A.P. Renouf, P.J. Wells and D. Lavers, extract from Provincial Archaeology Office 2010 Archaeology Review, Vol. 9, March 2011)

The 2011 Field Season at Phillip's Garden (Ee-Bi-1), Port au Choix National Historic Site (P.J. Wells, M.A.P. Renouf, C. Tudor and D. Lavers, extract from Provincial Archaeology Office 2011 Archaeology Review, Vol. 10, February 2012)

The 2012 Field Season at the Port au Choix National Historic Site (M.A.P. Renouf, E.J.H. Eastaugh, L.M. Hodgetts2, D.A. Lavers, C. Robinson, C. Tudor and P.J. Wells, extract from Provincial Archaeology Office 2012 Archaeology Review, Vol. 11, February 2013)

Using Bone Measurements to Determine the Season of Harp Seal Hunting at the Dorset Palaeoeskimo Site of Phillip's Garden (Lisa M. Hodgetts, extract from Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, Vol. 20 No. 1, 2005)

The following visual bibliography is just a sampling of the books which have been published for this park. ParksCanadaHistory.com does not endorse these, but are merely presenting them for informational purposes only. As most are copyrighted, we are only able to provide the covers, and not contents, of these publications.

cover only Ancient People of Port au Choix James A. Tuck 1976

cover only Ancient Cultures, Bountiful Seas: The Story of Port au Choix M.A.P. Renouf and Patricia J. Wells 2017