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- Title
A Possible Simon Fraser Signature Site, Stuart Lake, British Columbia.
- Authors
Francis, Peter D.; Porter, John E. P.
- Abstract
In 1975, a pictographic inscription attributable to Simon Fraser was discovered on Stuart Lake, British Columbia. Thereafter, two Parks Canada archaeologists photographed the inscription site. The visible remains were compelling, but there was no certainty in determining exactly what was recorded on the rock face. A recently developed software programme called DStretch, designed specifically to analyze digital images of rock art, was used to enhance the evidence. The analysis improved significantly the surviving details of the inscription. This paper discusses several lines of evidence for what might be an incidental but interesting addition to one of Canada's most famous fur trade era explorers.
- Subjects
STUART Lake (B.C.); BRITISH Columbia; CANADA; ROCK art (Archaeology); INSCRIPTIONS; PARKS Canada; EXPLORERS; FUR traders; CANADIAN history, 1791-1841; FRASER, Simon, 1776-1862
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, 2010, Vol 34, Issue 1, p89
- ISSN
0705-2006
- Publication type
Article