The Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry is located in the Southeast corner of the
Bend Fort Rock Ranger District in central Oregon, approximately forty-five miles
southeast of Bend, Oregon.
The research of the Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry began with a literature
search of other quarry sites in the area and the use of aerial photos to determine the survey
area. After the survey area was established a ground survey was conducted. Following
the survey several key areas were chosen for surface collections that could answer key
questions: What types of core reductions were being used on Quartz Mountain?; and
What types of materials were being utilized? (red/black obsidian found in rhyolite veins,
red/black obsidian found in fist sized and larger nodule form, or large block black
obsidian).
In order to answer these questions three collection units were established. The
lithic material from the units was collected and analyzed and the information placed into
a database, which was then grouped for statistical analysis, and generated into charts and
tables.
The resulting data was then compared to the information found from an extensive
literature search to see how the material that I collected compared to those found at other
quarry sites. From this information I was able to determine that two different core
reduction methods were being used on Quartz Mountain: blade core and bifacial core.
Along with the different core reduction methods a mobility strategy also came into play.
In this thesis I will use the data gathered to determine the different core reduction
methods and the mobility strategies that are associated with them. / Graduation date: 1998
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/33945 |
| Date | 13 May 1998 |
| Creators | Hatch, John B. |
| Contributors | Roth, Barbara |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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