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Acasta Lake

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Borden NumberLiPk-1 Site Typehabitation DescriptionThe Acasta Lake site is situated at the edge of the Barren Lands on the east end of an esker ridge that runs through Acasta Lake. There is evidence of prehistoric occupation in caribou trails and blowouts. Two pits were excavated by Forbis, covering a total of 140.21m (460 feet). The pits centered around a large quartzited boulder named Supply Rock, which is the source of most of the lithic tools recovered here. Archaeological remains include microliths, hearths, projectile points and a bifacial knife. This is the type site for the Acasta Lake type complex.

Site Name Acasta Lake Borden Number LiPk-1 Site Type habitation Description
The Acasta Lake site is situated at the edge of the Barren Lands on the east end of an esker ridge that runs through Acasta Lake. There is evidence of prehistoric occupation in caribou trails and blowouts. Two pits…
The Acasta Lake site is situated at the edge of the Barren Lands on the east end of an esker ridge that runs through Acasta Lake. There is evidence of prehistoric occupation in caribou trails and blowouts. Two pits were excavated by Forbis, covering a total of 140.21m (460 feet). The pits centered around a large quartzited boulder named Supply Rock, which is the source of most of the lithic tools recovered here. Archaeological remains include microliths, hearths, projectile points and a bifacial knife. This is the type site for the Acasta Lake type complex.

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"Site Details - Acasta Lake, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-74/17-15799. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

Publications

Author Wilmeth, R.
Title Canadian archaeological radiocarbon dates
Publication Date 1978
Author Forbis, Richard G.
Publication Date 1961

Site Information

There are 13 specimens from this Item Group

972.20.1 - lanceolate projectile point

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeprojectile point Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.2 - lanceolate shouldered projectile point

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeprojectile point Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.3 - excurvate biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.4 - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.5 - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.6 - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.7 - leaf-shaped biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.8 - leaf-shaped biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.9 - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.10 - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.11a - lanceolate biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.11b - biface

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typebiface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01

972.20.1LOT - projectile points and bifaces

Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

Object Typeprojectile point; biface Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Acasta Lake Date Collected1960-10-01