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Strathcona Science Provincial Park

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This site was for thousands of years the site of an annual aboriginal camp, as it was located close enough to the river for transportation and trade and the bluffs of the river valley provided excellent bison-hunting opportunities. The park was established to preserve the site from encroaching
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valley, on both banks of the river, at an elevation of 625 m (2,051 ft) and has a surface of 2.9 km (1.1 sq mi). It was established on December 12, 1979 and is maintained by
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opened by the Alberta government in 1980 but now shuttered. Remnants of the park's history as a public science center include tiled triangular
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through the archaeological area, and a few interpretive plaques. The area is safe but overgrown.
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industrial development. It was the site of archeological excavations in 1978 to 1980.
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Strathcona site (FjPi-29) excavations 1978, 1979, and 1980
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Location of Strathcona Science Provincial Park in Alberta
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Edmonton City Hall with the CN Tower in the background
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The following activities are available in the park:
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Map showing the location of Strathcona Science Provincial Park
Edmonton
Sherwood Park
Alberta
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Edmonton
53°33′46″N 113°22′17″W / 53.56278°N 113.37139°W / 53.56278; -113.37139
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Yellowhead Highway
Anthony Henday Drive
North Saskatchewan River
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