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.