Archaeology field school planned this spring for ancient cave near Fort St. John, B.C.
Archaeology field school planned this spring for ancient cave near Fort St. John, B.C.

The exterior of Tse'k'wa, which means “Rock House” in Dane-zaa or Beaver language. The site is a significant record of human settlement and environmental change from the last glacial period, dating back 12,500 years.

One of over 57,000 known archaeological sites in the province, Tse'k'wa is a record of 12,500 years of human settlement and environmental change dating back to the last ice age. It's a sacred space to Doig River, Prophet River, and West Moberly First Nations, whose Dane-zaa ancestors inhabited the site for generations.