Recognizing Debitage Diagnostic of Particular Reduction Technologies at Lithic Scatter Sites in the National Forests of Eastern and Central Oregon

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Debitage Analysis: Case Studies, Successes, and Cautionary Tales" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Pacific Northwest Region of the United States Forest Service is updating guidance for implementation of a 1984 Programmatic Memorandum of Agreement (PMOA) for management of lithic scatter sites in eastern and central Oregon National Forests. The guidance update emphasizes meaningful consultation with Native American tribes to address lithic scatter significance under National Register Criteria A–C. Under Criterion D, the guidance identifies methods for more technologically robust analysis of flakes and flaked stone tools. Since diagnostic debitage attributes vary between technologies, the guidance focuses on key flake attributes that can help distinguish common reduction strategies from more rare technologies, and thus aid in improved evaluation practices. This presentation focuses on the diagnostic flake attributes of several technologies, both common and rare, found in eastern and central Oregon.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Debitage Analysis: Case Studies, Successes, and Cautionary Tales   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 35797.0