{"id":486,"date":"2023-02-21T02:20:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T02:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/?page_id=486"},"modified":"2023-02-27T20:03:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T20:03:19","slug":"elem-cores","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/?page_id=486","title":{"rendered":"Elem Cores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d5db3a3\" data-block-id=\"d5db3a3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d5db3a3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-51b6e4d\" data-block-id=\"51b6e4d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-51b6e4d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-51b6e4d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b075ebd\" data-block-id=\"b075ebd\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b075ebd-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-347c83a\" data-block-id=\"347c83a\"><style>.stk-347c83a-container{background-image:url(https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/RattlesnakeAerial4-79.jpg) !important;background-attachment:fixed !important}.stk-347c83a-container:before{background-color:#000000 !important;opacity:0.5 !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-347c83a-container stk-hover-parent stk--has-background-overlay\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-347c83a-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Elem Cores<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fe1bbe6\" data-block-id=\"fe1bbe6\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fe1bbe6-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-09cb4b7\" data-block-id=\"09cb4b7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-09cb4b7{flex:1 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-09cb4b7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-09cb4b7-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Angular Cores (23)<\/span><br><br>These made up the majority of cores recovered. &nbsp;These were multi-platform cores where flakes were removed from whatever face happened to be convenient or showed the most promise in the flake removal process. &nbsp;All but two were Borax Lake obsidian. &nbsp;Two were basalt.<\/strong><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"297\" class=\"wp-image-639\" style=\"width: 250px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chippe25-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chippe25-1.jpg 353w, https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chippe25-1-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Single-Platform Core (1)<\/span><br><br>This spent Borax Lake obsidian core was short and all flakes had been struck from a single platform (0-299).<\/strong><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"169\" class=\"wp-image-640\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chippe26-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"182\" class=\"wp-image-641\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chippe27-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: var(--theme-palette-color-2, #55a630)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Large Flake (3)<\/span><br><br>Any flake at least 5cm long or  wide was considered a large flake. \u00a0These flakes are large enough to have been further manufactured into most of the points, knives, flake tools, and other chipped stone implements found at the site.<\/strong><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" class=\"wp-image-642\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chippe28-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chippe28-1.jpg 321w, https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chippe28-1-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-36ec0c8\" data-block-id=\"36ec0c8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-36ec0c8{flex:1 1 calc(50% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-36ec0c8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-36ec0c8-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;background-color: #f34957\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Cores<\/span><br><br>A \u201ccore\u201d is a large stone that is shaped for the purpose of obtaining large flat and sharp flakes when struck with a stone or bone hammer. &nbsp;The large flakes are then used for the manufacture of smaller tools such as scrapers, knives, points, drills, reamers, etc. &nbsp;There were 27 cores recovered during project monitoring.<br><br>All obsidian chipped stone tools that appeared to have diagnostic shapes were submitted for hydration analysis. &nbsp;Hydration readings were converted to approximate years B.P. (Before Present) using Thomas Origer&#8217;s (1993) rate for Napa obsidian and the Borax Lake\/Napa obsidian conversion factor developed by Kim Tremaine and Dave Fredrickson (1988).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elem Cores Angular Cores (23) These made up the majority of cores recovered. &nbsp;These were multi-platform cores where flakes were removed from whatever face happened to be convenient or showed the most promise in the flake removal process. &nbsp;All but two were Borax Lake obsidian. &nbsp;Two were basalt. 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