Munsungan-Chase Lake Thoroughfare Archeological District

Munsungan-Chase Lake Thoroughfare Archeological District
Munsungan-Chase Lake Thoroughfare Archeological District is located in Maine
Munsungan-Chase Lake Thoroughfare Archeological District
Munsungan-Chase Lake Thoroughfare Archeological District is located in the United States
Munsungan-Chase Lake Thoroughfare Archeological District
Nearest cityMillinocket Lake, Maine
Coordinates46°24′11″N 69°1′29″W / 46.40306°N 69.02472°W / 46.40306; -69.02472
Area45 acres (18 ha)
NRHP reference No.79000163[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1979

The Munsungan-Chase Lake Thoroughfare Archeological District encompasses a series of important archaeological sites in a remote area of northern Maine, United States. These sites offer evidence of human habitation dating to not long after the retreat of the glaciers following the Wisconsin glaciation, with extensive stone tool workshops working with red chert found in abundance in the area. Stone tools made from sources in this region have been found at archaeological sites across New England. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.