Obsidian, a form of volcanic glass, is a key constituent of traditional toolkits — and the detritus of tool manufacture — found in archaeological sites throughout the Great Basin of western North America. It was preferred, in many ways, because of its absolutely sharp edges and the relative ease with…
Geoarchaeology in Smoke Creek Highlands – A Video Journal
Geoarchaeology provides theory and methods for investigating the settings and processes that influence archaeological site location, preservation, and discovery. In this field journal I visit spring localities and discuss four of the major landforms in the Twin Peaks region of the Smoke Creek highlands, a dissected volcanic landscape along the…