Submitted by Dr. Barry Gaulton, Professor, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Memorial University, St. John’s Campus, with community partner The Colony of Avalon Foundation
Ferryland Archaeology Project: a 30+ year community partnership, 2024 (Photo by Calum Brydon)

Aerial view of the 17th-century waterfront unearthed during excavations at Ferryland, Newfoundland showing sections of the stone quayside running along the inner harbour, remnants of a large storehouse, a tidal flushing privy and other structures built during the 1620s. These structural remains and features have been excavated by a team of Memorial University archaeologists and community
members since 1992, revealing one of the best preserved and most substantial early English settlements in what is today Canada.