Prehistoric sources of chert in northern Labrador: field work and preliminary analyses.

Abstract

The Torngat Archaeology Project is involved in a raw materials program that includes the 'finger-printing' of certain lithics used by prehistoric cultures in Labrador, and the identification of their geological sources. Field work was carried out in 1978 in the Ramah and Mugford areas to sample chert outcrops and search for evidence of prehistoric quarrying and manufacturing activities. Numerous quarries and workshops were discovered in the Ramah Group, and a suite of Ramah and Cod Island chert samples was collected for analyses. -Author