Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic stabilization and renovation archaeological monitoring 2013-2014 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia : final report

Abstract

This document represents a combined project report detailing archaeological monitoring work conducted by Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Group at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in 2013 and 2014. The Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (TIR) began a stabilization and renovation project involving the Inshore Fisheries Display Building and the Dory Shop in October 2013. Specifications for the project required that an archaeologist monitor the excavation and address any historical or archaeological resources encountered during the course of excavation and demolition. Fieldwork on this project was conducted from the fall of 2013 to the spring of 2014. Results of this fieldwork was detailed in two separate reports submitted to the Special Places Program and was conducted under Heritage Research Permits A2013NS105 and A2014NS003. The fieldwork in this project was undertaken by CRM Group archaeologist Robert Shears. Technical oversight was provided by W. Bruce Stewart, CRM Group President and Senior Technical Advisor. This compiled report describes the study, presents the background research, the results of the 2013 and 2014 fieldwork, and offers resource management recommendations.