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|  Posted 06-01-2010 at 05:19
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The summer fire that charred the area along the North Umpqua Highway east of Roseburg was just one of many events that have branded the Umpqua National Forest for millennium.
In nearly freezing weather, volunteers and scientists recently sifted rubble and layers of forest floor in search of artifacts that predate the Mount Mazama volcano blast — which occurred 6,600 years ago — and provide a record of the oldest evidence of humans in the Umpqua Basin.
The firmest date linked to evidence found at the archaeological site near Williams Creek is 7,680 years ago, said Brian O’Neill, an archaeologist with the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
However, the depth and amount of obsidian arrowheads and other tools dug up lead O’Neill and others to believe the site may be older than 10,000 years.
Mud and rain couldn’t dampen the excitement the archaeologists felt for the site.
With cold, muddy fingers, O’Neill and volunteers primarily from Oregon sorted through rocks and debris.
The site, east of Glide, is on the edge of the Williams Creek Fire. Approximate location: http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=43.309372&lon=-123.091387&z=11.9&r=0&src=msl
For more, see http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24254274-46/site-artifacts-creek-neill-umpqua.csp
[ This message was edited by: bat400 on 2010-01-06 05:20 ]
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