An East Central Oregon Forested Highland Occupation from c. 10,000 BP to Historic Times

摘要

The Malheur National Forest is a forested highlands province occupied continuously for at least 10,000 years. An early Windust Complex is followed by an extensive obsidian quarry complex dating c. 8,000 to 4,500 BP and consisting of numerous workshop, habitat, hunting, and other resource processing sites below, within, and above volcanic ash deposits attributed to the explosion of Mt. Mazama about 6,700 BP. A Desert Culture influence appears between c. 6,000 to 2,000 BP. Classic desert points, indicating introduction of the bow-and-arrow, continue from c. 2,000-1,500 BP to historic times.