Welcome to our laboratory research project home page. Our apologies for the somewhat unfinished state of things here - this section of the lab website is currently under construction and it will be a while before we get it all pulled together. Eventually we'll have individual descriptions of all research projects and we'll make as much data available as possible in the form of Adobe Acrobat documents. For a sampling of our current projects, see below:
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California: Basalt Procurement Patterns in the Lake Tahoe Region, California and Nevada California: Channel Islands Obsidian Procurement California: Little Lake Biface Cache California: Trans-Sierran Procurement of Obsidian in Western California Missouri: La Plant 1 Site Artifact Oklahoma: Spiro Mound Blade Oregon: Bone Cave (35-DS-1469) - Obsidian Studies Oregon: China Hat Cache Oregon: Coastal Obsidian Studies Oregon: Devils Garden Project - Obsidian Studies and Volcanic Landforms Oregon: Dietz Clovis Site (35-LK-1529) Obsidian Studies Oregon: Fluted Point Project Oregon: FTV Western Fiber Build Project Update Oregon: Lava Top Butte Obsidian Studies Oregon: Lost Dune Site Obsidian Studies Oregon: Malheur Lake Site Artifact Provenence Studies Oregon: Obsidian Biface Cache Investigations Oregon: Obsidian Procurement Patterns along the Oregon Coast Oregon: Obsidian Procurement Patterns at the Connley Caves, Fort Rock Basin Oregon: Obsidian Procurement Patterns at Fort Rock Cave, Fort Rock Basin Oregon: Obsidian Procurement Patterns at Paisley Fivemile Point Caves, Summer Lake Oregon: Obsidian Procurement Patterns in the Harney-Malheur Basin Oregon: Odell Lake Site Obsidian - Following in Cressman's Footsteps Oregon: Orr Site Obsidian Studies, Western Cascades, Marion County Oregon: Paul's Fire Cache Oregon: PGT-PG&E Pipeline Expansion Project Obsidian Studies Update Oregon: Trans-Cascade Procurement of Obsidian in Western Oregon |
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California: Lake Tahoe Region Basalt Source Inventory California: Medicine Lake Volcano Obsidian Source Studies Nevada: Double H Mountains Obsidian Source Studies Nevada: Nellis Air Force Base Area Obsidian Source Studies New Zealand: Geochemical Survey of Obsidian Sources Oregon: Dry Creek Drainage Obsidian Source Studies Oregon: Fort Rock Basin Obsidian Source Studies Oregon: Glass Buttes Obsidian Source Studies Oregon: Inman Creek Obsidian Source Oregon: Malheur National Forest Region Obsidian Source Studies (slide show only at present; report due in 2007) Oregon: Newberry Volcano Obsidian Sources Oregon: Obsidian Cliffs Obsidian Source Studies Oregon: Silver Lake/Sycan Marsh Obsidian Source Studies Oregon: Tracking Down the Rattlesnake Formation Obsidian Oregon: Western Oregon Obsidian Source Studies Philippines: Obsidian Source Studies (Luzon and Mindanao) Western Mediterranean: Geochemical Survey of Obsidian Sources Wyoming: Yellowstone National Park Obsidian Source Studies
U. S. Obsidian Source Catalog and obsidian source inventory for all western states |
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Method: Direct Artifact Scanning: A Fast and Cost-Effective Alternative to Traditional Artifact Illustrations Method: Effects of Labeling and Mounting Residues on Trace Element Provenance Studies Method: Effects of X-Ray Beam Collimation on the EDXRF Analysis of Small Obsidian Artifacts Method: How Much Is Enough? The Effects of Sample Size on the Results of Obsidian Provenance Studies Method: Natural Transport Processes and Obsidian Source Boundaries Method: Nondestructive Geochemical Characterization of Artifact-Quality Basalt Method: Spatial Analysis of Provenance Data Method: Variables Influencing the Spatial Distribution of Prehistoric Obsidian Oregon: Archaeological Significance of Holocene Volcanic Activity in Oregon Oregon: Ice Cave Inventory Oregon: L.S. Cressman's Mystery Box Oregon: Willamette National Forest Tephra Characterization Project |
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