Carved stone pillar found on B.C. beach identified as Indigenous artifact
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Jan 27, 2021 at 4:44 pm EDT
VICTORIA — The Royal B.C. Museum says it has confirmed a carved stone pillar found at low tide on a beach in Victoria last summer is an Indigenous artifact.
The museum says in a news release it will work with the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations to determine the most suitable home for the pillar carved with the features of a face.
Archeology curator Grant Keddie says a local resident walking along the beach below Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park found the stone last July and shared photos with Keddie, who brought it back to the museum.