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Multi-periodSite Name: Quarry of the AncestorsCountry: Canada Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Fort McKay, Alberta
Latitude: 57.260000N Longitude: 111.538W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Quarry in Alberta. The site occupation dates to 12,000 BC and was used for thousands of years. Paleo-Indian period stone tools fashioned from what has been known as "Beaver River Sandstone" are now known to have come from this location, just north-east of the modern town of Fort McKay. These tools were traded throughout northern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The site was discovered in 2003 in a standard archaeological survey conducted by the Birch Mountain Resources mining company. The find resulted in mining operations being moved from the area, which covers more than a square kilometer. The location given is aproximate. Note the modern quarry areas surrounding it in the Flash Earth view.)
[Information from the Toronto Star from the Canadian Press wire service, and the Birch Mountain Resources webpages. The land is owned by the Fort Mackay First Nation who lease the mining rights to Birch Hills Resources (associated with Birch Mountain.) Cooperation between the parties seems aimed to perserve the site free from mining operation and conduct digs to learn more about the original "miners."]
The site is now on the Alberta Register of Historic Places, which preserves it from industrial and residential development. https://hermis.alberta.ca/ARHP
Note: New discoveries reported, see comment
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