Introduction: The Archaeological Heritage of Alberta’s Lower Athabasca Basin / Brian M. Ronaghan

Part 1: Postglacial Environments

1 A Tale of Two Floods: How the End of the Ice Age Enhanced Oil Sands Recovery—and Decimated the Fossil Record / James A. Burns and Robert R. Young

2 Glacial Geology and Land-Forming Events in the Fort McMurray Region / Timothy G. Fisher and Thomas V. Lowell

3 Raised Landforms in the East-Central Oil Sands Region: Origin, Age, and Archaeological Implications / Robin J. Woywitka, Duane G. Froese, and Stephen A. Wolfe

4 Kearl Lake: A Palynological Study and Postglacial Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction of Alberta’s Oil Sands Region / Luc Bouchet and Alwynne B. Beaudoin

Part 2: Human History

5 The Early Prehistoric Use of a Flood-Scoured Landscape in Northeastern Alberta / Grant M. Clarke, Brian M. Ronaghan, and Luc Bouchet

6 A Chronological Outline for the Athabasca Lowlands and Adjacent Areas / Brian O. K. Reeves, Janet Blakey, and Murray Lobb

7 Lower Athabasca Archaeology: A View from the Fort Hills / Robin J. Woywitka

8 The Early Human History of the Birch Mountains Uplands / John W. Ives

Part 3: Lithic Resource Use

9 Beaver River Sandstone: Characteristics and Use, with Results of Heat Treatment Experiments / Eugene M. Gryba

10 The Organization of Lithic Technology at the Quarry of the Ancestors / Nancy Saxberg and Elizabeth C. Robertson

11 Microblade Technology in the Oil Sands Region: Distinctive Features and Possible Cultural Associations / Angela M. Younie, Raymond J. Le Blanc, and Robin J. Woywitka

Part 4: Archaeological Methods

12 Quarries: Investigative Approaches in the Athabasca Oil Sands / Gloria J. Fedirchuk, Jennifer C