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H-4)</span> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblDesignationDateTitle" class="inlabel">Designation Date:</span> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblDesignationDate" class="labeltext">1991-11-22</span> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> </div> <div class="listblockwrapper nomp"> <div class="listrow nomp"> <div class="listblockleft nomp"> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblDateTitle" class="inlabel pr3">Dates:</span> </div> <div class="listblockright nomp"> <ul class="nomp"> <li> 1665 to 1687 (Construction) </li> <li> 1849 to 1849 (Significant) </li> <li> 1885 to 1885 (Significant) </li> <li> 1985 to 1991 (Significant) </li> </ul> </div> </div> <br /> <div class="listrow clearleft nomp"> <div class="listblockleft nomp"> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblAssocEPO" class="inlabel pr3">Event, Person, Organization:</span> </div> <div class="listblockright nomp"> <ul class="nomp"> <li> D. Boyle  (Person) </li> <li> A. J. Clarke  (Person) </li> <li> W. Kenyon of the Royal Ontario Museum  (Person) </li> <li> Royal Ontario Museum  (Organization) </li> <li> The Seneca  (People, group) </li> <li> The Six Nations Confederacy  (People, group) </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="listrow clearleft nomp"> <div class="listblockleft nomp"> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblOtherNamesTitle" class="inlabel pr3">Other Name(s):</span> </div> <div class="listblockright nomp"> <ul class="nomp"> <li> Bead Hill  (Designation Name) </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblResearchReportTitle" class="inlabel">Research Report Number:</span> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblResearchReport">1991-014, 1991-59, 2008-SDC/CED-009</span> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblDFRPNumberTitle" class="inlabel">DFRP Number:</span> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblDFRPNumber">*56537 00</span> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <p> </p> </div> </div>  <div class="clearleft nomp"> <h4> </h4> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <h4> </h4> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <h4> </h4> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <h4> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblDescriptionTitle">Description of Historic Place</span></h4> <p> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblDescription">Bead Hill National Historic Site of Canada is located within the boundaries of Rouge Valley Park in the lower Rouge River Valley in Scarborough, Ontario near the confluence of the Rouge River and the Little Rouge Creek. One of the few remaining 17th-century Seneca sites in Canada, it consists of the historic Seneca village and an associated burial area, both dating from the late-17th century, a tree covered midden on the hillside, an Archaic period campsite dating from roughly 3000 BCE, as well as additional burials located on the tip of the point of the tableland, east of the village. Official recognition refers to the 2.68 hectares of land in two irregular polygons that encompass the sites.</span></p> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <h4> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblHeritageValueTitle">Heritage Value</span></h4> <p> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblHeritageValue">Bead Hill was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1991 because: it is apparently the only known remaining and intact 17th-century Seneca site in Canada. <br/><br/>The heritage value of Bead Hill lies in its association with the Seneca and in its integrity as an intact archaeological site. The village and the associated burial area have been dated to circa 1665-1687 CE, when they were used by the Seneca, members of the Iroquois Confederacy. Bead Hill is an example of the sedentary, semi-permanent villages characteristic of the Seneca, which were generally pallisaded and located in high, defensible locations some distance from major waterways. <br/><br/>Bead Hill was first discovered in the late-19th century when a pallisaded village near the mouth of the Rouge River was reported. Further archaeological surveys turned up numerous small artifacts such as glass beads, ceramic smoking pipes and European gunflints. These findings, along with the location of the village on a defensible hillside, and the presence of a burial site, are typical of Seneca villages from the 17th century. The only known surviving “Iroquois du Nord” village, the site presents enormous potential for acquiring new knowledge regarding Iroquois culture of the time period. Due to the fact that Bead Hill has never undergone large-scale excavations, the site is well preserved and relatively undisturbed.<br/><br/>Source: Historic Sites and Monuments Board, Minutes, November 1991, June 2008.</span></p> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <h4> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblCharacterElementsTitle">Character-Defining Elements</span></h4> <p> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblCharacterElements">Key elements that contribute to the heritage character of the site include: the location of the site within Rouge Valley Park and the proximity to the Rouge River and Little Rouge Creek; its setting amidst the steep slopes descending to the Rouge Valley floor that surround the site on all but the west side, making it a highly defensible location; the undisturbed hillside midden located to the north of the village, protected from erosion by tree cover; the discrete burial area to the west of the village, as well as additional burials located to the east; the composition and integrity of the geographical elements which constitute the site, including the sandy tableland, grasses, and sumac and poplar trees; the continued association of the site with the collection of seventeenth-century Seneca archaeological artifacts removed for research, and those in storage and on display to the public, including glass beads, ceramic smoking pipes, European gun flints, metal kettle fragments, a wompum belt, and a carved bone hair comb; the integrity of any surviving or as yet unidentified archaeological remains which may be found within the site in their original placement and extent.</span></p> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <h4> </h4> <p> </p> </div> <div class="clearleft nomp"> <h4> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblFHBROHeritageStatementTitle" class="label"></span></h4> <p> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblDisclaimerTitle" class="inlabel"></span> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblDisclaimerStatement" class="labeltext"></span> </p> <p> <span id="Main_PageDisplay1_lblFHBROHeritageStatement"></span> </p> </div> <hr class="mt20" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="aspNetHidden"> </div></form> </main>  <nav role="navigation" id="wb-sec" typeof="SiteNavigationElement" class="col-md-3 col-md-pull-9 visible-md visible-lg">  <h2>links</h2>   <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"> <li><h3><span id="ContentPlaceHolder1_ctl00_lblLeftMenuHeader">Directory of Federal Heritage Designations</span></h3> <ul class="list-group menu list-unstyled"> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="search-recherche_eng.aspx" title="Search the Directory"> Search the Directory</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="../../en/culture/dfhd.aspx" title="About the Directory"> About the Directory</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="recent-recent_eng.aspx" title="Recent Designations"> Recent Designations</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/en/culture/clmhc-hsmbc/revue-review.aspx" title="Reviews of existing designations"> Reviews of existing designations</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="../../en/culture/clmhc-hsmbc.aspx" title="Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada"> Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/en/culture/beefp-fhbro.aspx" title="Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office"> Federal Heritage Buildings Review Office</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/en/culture/clmhc-hsmbc/pat-her.aspx" title="Historic Railway Stations Protection Act"> Historic Railway Stations Protection Act</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="/en/lhn-nhs/pp-hl/.aspx" title="Heritage Lighthouses Program"> Heritage Lighthouses Program</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="../../en/culture/dfhd/glossaire-glossary.aspx" title="Glossary"> Glossary</a></li> <li><a class="list-group-item" href="../../en/culture/dfhd/contact.aspx" title="Contact the Registrar"> Contact the Registrar</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>  </nav>  </div> </div> <footer role="contentinfo" id="wb-info" class="visible-sm visible-md visible-lg wb-navcurr"> <div class="container"> <nav role="navigation"> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul id="gc-tctr" class="list-inline"> <li><a rel="license" href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/agence-agency/termes-terms">Terms and conditions</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/agence-agency/dp-pd/">Transparency</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> <div id="gc-info"> <div class="container"> <nav role="navigation"> <h2>Government of Canada footer</h2> <ul class="list-inline"> <li><a href="http://healthycanadians.gc.ca"><span>Health</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://travel.gc.ca"><span>Travel</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/home.shtml"><span>Service Canada</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.jobbank.gc.ca"><span>Jobs</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://actionplan.gc.ca/en"><span>Economy</span></a></li> <li id="canada-ca"><a href="http://www.canada.ca/en/index.html" rel="external">Canada.ca</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </footer>  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.js"></script> <script src="../../../wet/v4.0.23/wet-boew/js/wet-boew.min.js"></script>   <script src="../../../wet/v4.0.23/js/theme.min.js"></script> </body> </html>

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