A village beneath roadworkSourced
Road improvements exposed an ancient Vancouver village site
Marpole Midden in Vancouver, Canada, occupies the site of an ancient Musqueam village and burial ground. Road improvements exposed the midden in 1884, and excavations followed. The site records human life extending back thousands of years beneath a modern city.
Work on a new road encountered traces of much older lives.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10