Munsungan-Chase Lake Thoroughfare Archeological District, Archaeological site in Piscataquis County, United States.
Munsungan-Chase Lake Thoroughfare Archeological District is an archaeological site between two lakes in northern Maine's forest region with numerous work areas and settlement remains. The area contains ancient stone tool workshops and camps where people created implements thousands of years ago.
The area was settled after glaciers retreated, when hunter-gatherer groups moved into this forested landscape thousands of years ago. They worked with local stone deposits, particularly red stone, over many generations to produce tools and hunting equipment.
This location served as a gathering place where communities came together to work with stone and exchange knowledge over many centuries. The workshop sites reveal how people learned from one another and shared techniques for creating tools from local materials.
Access requires permission from local authorities because the site is remote and lies within protected wilderness. Visitors should prepare for rough forest terrain, wet conditions, and be ready for hiking in isolated areas.
Tools made from this location have been found at hundreds of archaeological sites throughout New England, showing that people here traded with distant groups. The red stone items traveled far and wide, revealing connections that spanned the entire region.
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