Beaver River sandstone
Beaver River sandstone is a rock material locally found in northern
Alberta, Canada, that was extensively used by First Nations people in prehistoric times to make tools with a sharp edge.[1]
Many
Oil Sands region of Alberta. The source of this material has been identified as a site on the east side of the Muskeg River where native peoples quarried rock for use in making tools.[2]
References
- ^ Elders' Voices website
- ^ Graham Chandler, Ancestry of the Land Before Time[permanent dead link], Americas journal, September-October 2007
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