Archaeological Investigations for BHP Diamonds Inc., Lac de Gras Area (Points West Heritage Consulting, November 1995)
Points West Heritage Consulting conducted archaeological investigations in the Lac de Gras area on behalf of BHP Diamonds Inc. under NWT Archaeologist's permit 95-813, discovering 12 new archaeological sites and conducting mitigation work at previously recorded sites. The work assessed proposed development roads, quarry locations, and a mine site at Misery Lake, recommending avoidance of sites where feasible and systematic data collection where development cannot be avoided.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Points West Heritage Consulting Ltd., Jean Bussey, Northwest Territories Archaeologist, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Dogrib Treaty 11 Council
- Locations
- Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Misery Lake, Koala Camp, Paul Lake, Lac du Sauvage esker, Yellowknife, Pointe de Misère, Lac de Gras, Ursula Lake, Coppermine River, Langley, British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Parameters
- archaeological sites, lithic scatters, flakes, biface fragments, excavation units, surface collection, artifact analysis, site significance assessment, buried deposits, quarry development, road construction, mine site development
- Pages
- 77
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