ARCHÉOLOGIE ET MISE EN VALEUR DE L’ÎLE SAINT-BARNABÉ (RIMOUSKI, QUÉBEC) : DE LA MATÉRIALISATION D’UN MYTHE À LA PERFORMANCE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE

This article offers reflections on the experience of a long-term archaeological investigation in an academic context and is interested in the evolution of the objectives, expectations, and interests of its various actors. The project combined research, education, and development, seeking a balance among these three dimensions of the project that fed each other. This balance allowed a place for the interests of each of the actors: those of the university professor-researchers and students, those of the local municipality and its tourism promotion agency, and those of the general public. Over time, the education mission of the project has taken on a more important role and the development has gradually taken the form of an archaeological performance. The authors question the long-term viability of this type of development.