Archaeological site.
Details of Site Location: On Doncaster Avenue, south of the south bank of Massey Creek, north of the Danforth between Victoria Park and Woodbine Avenue.
PDM: Borden # AkGu 9.
Boundary History: The boundaries of the site have not been determined.
Current Use of Property: The area currently serves housing adjoining parklands.
Historical Description: David Boyle in 1896, then Victor Konrad in 1971–72, both reported this site. Despite the reports, a full-scale dig was never carried out. The site is therefore of an undetermined culture and period. The area was developed with housing, having been part of the Dentonia Farm earlier. (The Doncaster II Site is in Markham, and is unrelated except in name.)
Relative Importance: Konrad ranked the site 4/5 in importance and 4/5 threatened.
Planning Implications: The fact that so little is known about this site demonstrates the need to flag it for future archaeological investigation. This investigation is important: many more aboriginal archaeological sites have been destroyed by development than remain – even in fragmentary form – to be learned from. The area should be protected until such time as archaeology is done, after which it can be accurately commemorated according to the evidence unearthed.
Reference Sources: David Boyle, The Township of Scarboro 1796–1896 (1896); Victor A. Konrad, The Archaeological Resources of the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Area: Inventory and Prospect (Department of Geography, York University, Discussion Paper Series #10, 1973).
Acknowledgements: Maps Project; Ontario Archaeological Society, Toronto Branch; Province of Ontario Archaeological Database.