Ralph T. Pastore
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Ralph T. Pastore, historian and archaeologist, late of Memorial University of Newfoundland
, St. John's NFLD
, discovered the Boyd's Cove Beothuk
settlement.
Pastore was a native of Balston Spa, New York, and was educated at the University of Notre Dame
. He joined the History Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he developed courses in the ethnohistory
of North American Native People
. Starting in 1980 he surveyed Notre Dame Bay
of the island of Newfoundland and identified a number of archaeological site
s. The most important of these was located near the community of Boyd's Cove
and was identified as a seventeenth century Beothuk site. Excavation of the site under Pastore's direction revealed much about the lives of the Beothuk. An interpretation centre has been built near the site.
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland, is a comprehensive university located primarily in St...
, St. John's NFLD
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
, discovered the Boyd's Cove Beothuk
Beothuk
The Beothuk were one of the aboriginal peoples in Canada. They lived on the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries...
settlement.
Pastore was a native of Balston Spa, New York, and was educated at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
. He joined the History Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he developed courses in the ethnohistory
Ethnohistory
Ethnohistory is the study of ethnographic cultures and indigenous customs by examining historical records. It is also the study of the history of various ethnic groups that may or may not exist today....
of North American Native People
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
. Starting in 1980 he surveyed Notre Dame Bay
Notre Dame Bay
Notre Dame Bay is a large bay in Newfoundland, Canada. To the south it adjoins the Bay of Exploits.The name, French for Our Lady Bay, dates to at least 1550, and is possibly a French translation of an earlier Portuguese name....
of the island of Newfoundland and identified a number of archaeological site
Archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place in which evidence of past activity is preserved , and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a 'site' can vary widely,...
s. The most important of these was located near the community of Boyd's Cove
Boyd's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Boyd's Cove, also known as Boyd's Harbour, is a small rural fishing, lumbering and farming town near Lewisporte in Newfoundland, Canada....
and was identified as a seventeenth century Beothuk site. Excavation of the site under Pastore's direction revealed much about the lives of the Beothuk. An interpretation centre has been built near the site.