Sources of Sandstone Artifacts and Pottery from Lost Dune, a Late Prehistoric Site in Harney County, Southeastern Oregon, U.S.A.

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 717-748

  Lyons, William H ^a   Cummings, Michael L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; DUNE; GRANITE; PREHISTORIC; RHYOLITE; SANDSTONE; TERTIARY;

HARNEY BASIN; HARNEY COUNTY; IDAHO; OREGON; OWYHEE MOUNTAINS; OWYHEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041899732     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.10040     Document Type: Article

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