<< Other Photo Pages >> Obsidian Cliff - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in United States in The Northwest Mountains
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Multi-periodSite Name: Obsidian CliffCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 28.272 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Northwest Mountains Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Bozeman, MT Nearest Village: Mamoth Hot Springs
Latitude: 44.822200N Longitude: 110.7279W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Park County, Wyoming.Obsidian taken from this Yellowstone cliff face was made into prehistoric American artifacts that have been found at archaeological sites as far away from the source as Ohio, over 1000 miles away. The half mile long cliff, over 150 feet high in most places, is a surface remnant of the Yellowstone basin's volcanic past.
Yellowstone obsidian appears to have been traded along numerous routes to what is now the United States Pacific Northwest, throughout the northern Rocky Mountains, and most far flung - along the Missouri watershed in the Great Plains and into the Great Lakes area. Most spectacularly, Yellowstone obsidian was used to make unique Hopewell culture spear points found in Ohio.
Obsidian Cliff may be viewed easily from a nearby road (open in summer months). But remember, like all mineral finds within the National Park, collecting is now allowed only as part of permit approved research, and rangers are well aware of the allure of this ancient resource.
Note: For over 10,000 year visitors to Yellowstone have been impressed.
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