Keeping my hand in on the writing, I recently produced a review of early native cultures at Cootes Paradise at the western-most tip of Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes in central Canada.For the writing part, consider 'this review', over on my writing blog at canadada.wordpress.com. And for the visuals, a few samples follow.
All and all, it was a fun & interesting assignment to try to IMAGINE this inland wetlands area WITHOUT the current & intrusive industrialization now so pervasive along its shoreline. Clearly, the 'balance' is way off-kilter. It continuously begs the question: is our on-going destruction of Nature really the net result of all our 'progress'?
Aside from perpetually pondering this, I did find some wonderful 'hidden' sites with a few very engaging characters ... Enjoy.
Early village settlements around natural waterways confirm the
500 year transition from nomadic 'hunter-gatherers' to sedentary horticulturalists.
(Graphs, above & below, courtesy of David G.Smith, archeologist University of Toronto.)
Muskrat: in case you're wondering. A common food source 300 years ago, as in, 'muskrat stew'.
Wet your appetite?
Head on over to the
article ... HERE
