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X̱á:ytem

Indigenous archaeological site in British Columbia, Canada

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X̱á:ytem () is an indigenous archaeological site and the name of a related museum run under the auspices of the Stoːlo people at Hatzic, British Columbia, Canada. X̱á:ytem is approximately 80 kilometres east of Vancouver on Highway 7. It is reached via the bridge at Mission, about 15 kilometres from the border with the US state of Washington. The site was designated in 1992 as a national historic site of Canada for its spiritual value to the Stoːlo people, as well as being one of the oldest discovered habitation sites at approximately 5000 years old. It was listed on the Canadian register of historic places in 2005. It is also known as Hatzic Rock National Historic Site of Canada.

Paleolithic
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Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Early Modern Period
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National historic site designation

1992

Listing on Canadian Register of Historic Places

2005

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Storage Structures

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Domestic and Habitation Structures

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Food Production and Processing Features

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Canada

Coordinates

49.15° N, -122.25° E