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Sourcing Red River Jasper: An Archaeological and Geological Investigation of a Gravel Chert in the Red River Drainage
Elsbeth L. Dowd Lyme Art Association, [email protected]
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Red River Jasper Map # Site Name Site # Drainage Present? Site Reference(s) 1 James 34BR11 Red/Washita Y -- 2 George 34AT105 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 3 Green Snake 34AT106 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 4 Firecracker 34AT107 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 5 Velt 34AT108 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 6 Hurry Up 34AT109 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 7 Loads 34AT111 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 8 Pittance 34AT112 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 9 Funny Feature 34AT113 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 10 -- 34AT114 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 11 Texas Hole 34AT115 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 12 Sappho 34AT116 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 13 Will o the Wisp 34AT117 Muddy Boggy N McGuff 1980 14 Montgomery 34CH70 Lower Kiamichi Y Rohrbaugh 1971, 1972 Rohrbaugh et al. 1971; 15 Mahaffey 34CH1 Lower Kiamichi Y Rohrbaugh 1972 Upper Kiamichi 16 Natural Lake 34PU71 (Jackfork Creek) N Lintz 1979a Upper Kiamichi 17 Blessingame 34PU74 (Buffalo Creek) Y Lintz 1979b Upper Kiamichi 18 Arrrowhead Hill 34PU105 (Buffalo Creek) Y Vehik 1979 Upper Kiamichi 19 Buffalo Bend 34PU111 (Buffalo Creek) Y Flynn et al. 1979 20 Bell 34MC76 Little Y Wyckoff 1968a 21 A.W. Davis 34MC6 Little/Glover Y Wilson 1962 Pine Creek Mound 22 Group 34MC146 Glover Y Gettys 1975 23 Bill Hughes 34MC21 Mountain Fork N Wyckoff 1968b 24 Biggham Creek 34MC105 Mountain Fork Y Wyckoff 1965
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Site Drainage n RRJ Cores Early Stage Bifaces Artifacts with Cortex n%n%n% Artifacts 34BR11 Red/ 30 0 0 0 0 10 33 Wichita 34CH1 Lower 79 35 44 1150 64 Kiamichi 34CH70 Lower 53 24 45 2427 51 Kiamichi 34PU74 Upper 29 9 31 62119 66 Kiamichi 34PU105 Upper 12 4 33 4258 67 Kiamichi 34PU111 Upper 5360 2405 100 Kiamichi 34MC76 Little 57 1 2 2 4 14 25 34MC6 Little/ 31 0 0 2 6 9 29 Glover 34MC146 Glover 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34MC105 Mountain 14000017 Fork
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