Ramah Chert is a translucent quartzite found only in far northern Labrador. It was a favorite tool stone of the Maritime Archaic tradition, present in maritime Canada and the northern coast of Maine:
It was quarried earlier as well. Here is a fluted point from Vermont made of Ramah Chert, probably sourced when Lake Champlain was the Champlain Sea and connected to the Atlantic:
http://www.lithiccastinglab.com/cast...ramahchert.htm
As this distribution map indicates, it has been found in collections as far south as Delaware/Maryland. Quite the distance to travel via trade:
Ramah Chert points:
Photo Credit:
http://nlarchaeology.wordpress.com/2...or/earlt-late/
It was quarried earlier as well. Here is a fluted point from Vermont made of Ramah Chert, probably sourced when Lake Champlain was the Champlain Sea and connected to the Atlantic:
http://www.lithiccastinglab.com/cast...ramahchert.htm
As this distribution map indicates, it has been found in collections as far south as Delaware/Maryland. Quite the distance to travel via trade:
Ramah Chert points:
Photo Credit:
http://nlarchaeology.wordpress.com/2...or/earlt-late/
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