Prehistoric Obsidian Utilization in the Central Rocky Mountains: The Lookingbill Site 48FR308

Author(s): Raymond Kunselman

Year: 1994

Summary

XRF (x-ray fluorescence) spectroscopy was used to study obsidian artifacts collected from the Helen Lookingbill site (48FR308). The site is located in the southern Absaroka Mountains, a part of the Central Rocky Mountains of Wyoming. Using XRF, the trace element proportions for artifacts were compared to trace element proportions for known sources to identify the sources of the artifacts. The artifacts were produced from four obsidian sources west and northwest of the site. The pattern of sources used allows one to consider questions about the influences in acquisition, distribution, and use of obsidian.

Cite this Record

Prehistoric Obsidian Utilization in the Central Rocky Mountains: The Lookingbill Site 48FR308. Raymond Kunselman. The Wyoming Archaeologist. 38 (1, 2): 1-17. 1994 ( tDAR id: 476532) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476532

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Keywords

Culture
Undifferentiated Native American

Material
Chipped Stone • Ground Stone

Site Name
48FR308 • helen lookingbill

General
Altithermal • Obsidian • X-Ray Fluorescence • XRF

Geographic Keywords
Absaroka Mountains

Temporal Keywords
Early Archaic • Late Archaic • Late Paleoindian • Late Prehistoric

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Marcia Peterson

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