32 obsidian points from Modoc region of NE California as per analysis report: Buck Mountain: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20-missing, 26, 27, 29, 32; Vya Quad: 5, 25; Vya Quad. variant?: 30, 33; Cougar Butte (?): 1, 8, 22; Uncertain: 7, 14. Borax Lake, St. Helena, Thurston etc. checked for uncertain with negative results; Davis Creek area not far from Buck Mountain (cf #7): 22, 23, 28, 31; non-igneous 24.
Donor:
Found in Collections (FIC)
Collection place:
unknown archaeological site in Northeastern California
Collector:
David D. Herod
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Projectile points
Accession date:
October 16, 2019
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
width 2.1 centimeters, height 2.7 centimeters, and depth 2 centimeters
Comment:
Objects are stored in a manila folder with study results and notes. Note dated Dec. 4, 1970 outlines the results of XRF analysis of stone tools by conducted by Robert Jack at the request of Dave Herod. Results show that first 19 sources of obsidian originated from the Modoc region of NE California