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    1975 and 1978 Rescue Excavations at the Draper Site: Introduction and Settlement Patterns
    1975 and 1978 Rescue Excavations at the Draper Site: Introduction and Settlement Patterns
    1975 and 1978 Rescue Excavations at the Draper Site: Introduction and Settlement Patterns
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    1975 and 1978 Rescue Excavations at the Draper Site: Introduction and Settlement Patterns

    By William David Finlayson

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    Excavation report on the Draper site, a fifteenth century Huron village located approximately 35km northeast of Toronto, Ontario which was threatened with destruction by the proposed construction of the new Toronto International Airport.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCanadian Museum of History
    Release dateJan 1, 1985
    ISBN9781772821239
    1975 and 1978 Rescue Excavations at the Draper Site: Introduction and Settlement Patterns

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