Early Point Types from Acasta Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada

Abstract A small collection of stone artifacts from an esker-ridge site at the edge of the Barren Lands, which includes an Agate Basin point and two Lerma points, but apparently no microblades, may be the earliest so far recognized in the Canadian tundra.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:American Antiquity
Main Author: Forbis, Richard G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1961
Subjects:
Museology
Archeology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
History
Northwest Territories
Canada
Acasta Lake
Tundra
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/278244
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002731600020771
Description
Summary:Abstract A small collection of stone artifacts from an esker-ridge site at the edge of the Barren Lands, which includes an Agate Basin point and two Lerma points, but apparently no microblades, may be the earliest so far recognized in the Canadian tundra.

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