Abstract

The Northeast Point Site (BgDq-7) is the only known non-shell midden prehistoric site on the Bliss Islands. This site type is unusual in the Quoddy region, and thus, Northeast Point offers insights into aspects of prehistory different from those represented in shell midden sites. The site apparently represents a short-term, single component occupation dating to ca. 1400 BP. Organic preservation is poor; however, lithic artifacts and debitage occur at higher densities than in any of the other components sampled on the islands. This paper describes the location, structure and contents of the site, and discusses how interpretations of it have changed since its discovery in 1981.