Overview

• Archaeologists unearthed stone fragments bearing Indigenous tool-testing marks dating back 6,150–8,200 years at a future rink site in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.
• The site, once covered by the Champlain Sea, offers rare insights into early human activity along ancient shorelines.
• Excavations also uncovered 18th- and 19th-century artifacts, including ceramics, clay pipes, and bottle fragments from historic farms.
• City officials have paused construction on the hockey rink until archaeological work concludes in the coming weeks.
• All artifacts will be cleaned, analyzed, and turned over to Sorel-Tracy, with potential plans for public exhibition.