Heritage Mississauga Heritage Guide

The First 10,000 Years
Algonquian, although there was no
formal written language until much later.
These groups developed complex and
distinct oral and cultural traditions and
social structures.
The introduction of agriculture had
a dramatic effect on the population as
people began to settle in larger, more
sedentary groups rather than traditional
semi-nomadic hunting and gathering
lifestyles. This had social implications as a
tribal system developed and trade became
increasingly important. Tobacco, shells,
copper and other luxury goods made
their way into Southern Ontario by trade
routes, which enhanced daily life and led
to increased contact between groups. In
addition, the introduction of corn from
Mexico, and later beans and squash,
known as the “Three Sisters”, enabled the
cultivation of domesticated crops.
In 1990 a site was found in the
Britannia area of Mississauga dating
from the Late Woodland Period, which
anthropologists believe had flourished for
a short period of time. From the Antrex
site, as it was called, archaeologists were
able to determine many areas of this large,
fortified village which dates to the 1300s.
Stream through White Oaks
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Antrex Archaeological Site
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Arrowheads and Spear Point found on Price-Hawkins Farm
Duff Family
Bone fragments, hammer stone found on the Price-Hawkins Farm
Duff Family
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