  Shown within Nova Scotia | |
| Location | near Debert, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°25′08″N 63°24′58″W / 45.419°N 63.416°W |
| Type | Settlement |
| Area | 22 acres |
| History | |
| Cultures | Paleo-Indian |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 29 August 1948 |
| Excavation dates | 1962–64 |
| Archaeologists | D. S. Byers |
The Debert Palaeo-Indian Site is located nearly three miles southeast of Debert, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Nova Scotia Museum has listed the site as a Special Place under the Special Places Protection Act. The site acquired its special status when it was discovered as the only and oldest archaeological site in Nova Scotia.[1] The Debert site is significant to North American archaeology because it is the most North-easterly Palaeo-Indian site discovered to date. It also provides evidence for the earliest human settlements in eastern North America, which have been dated to 10,500–11,000 years ago. Additionally, this archaeological site remains one of the few Palaeo-Indian settlements to be identified within the region of North America that was once glaciated.
- ^ "Debert Palaeo-Indian Site". Nova Scotia Museum. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.