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Filtering by: Creator Evans, Allison Committee Member Skinner, Craig Degree Name Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.)

The distribution of geologic and artifact obsidian from the Silver Lake/Sycan Marsh geochemical source group, South-Central Oregon

Creator:

Thatcher, Jennifer J.

Abstract:

Geochemical characterization methods are commonly used in the reconstruction of prehistoric raw material use and procurement systems. Trace element studies of lithic source material and artifacts, specifically those made of obsidian, can reveal important information about the environmental and cultural factors which influence the prehistoric distribution of raw material. The...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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transition zone of the Basin and Range and the High Lava Plains provinces (Allison 1979:3; Franklin and