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Barrel Springs - NV-Pe-104
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Site Typehabitation; quarry
DescriptionThe site is located on Nevada State Route 48, approximately 93km (58mi) north of Lovelock, on an eastern slop of a spur of the Kamma Range. It is bounded to the west, south and east by flash-flood gullies. Barrel Springs is a limited occupation and rhyolite source and workshop. The rhyolite is local, but obsidian for artifacts was imported. Artifacts include projectile points, scrapers, ulitized flakes, roughouts and blades, as well as other stone tools. The site has been relatively dated to ca. 1000BC to 700AD using the Elko and Rose Spring/Eastgate Series.
Site Name
Barrel Springs
Alternate Site Name
NV-Pe-104
Site Type
habitation; quarry
Description
The site is located on Nevada State Route 48, approximately 93km (58mi) north of Lovelock, on an eastern slop of a spur of the Kamma Range. It is bounded to the west, south and east by flash-flood gullies. Barrel…
The site is located on Nevada State Route 48, approximately 93km (58mi) north of Lovelock, on an eastern slop of a spur of the Kamma Range. It is bounded to the west, south and east by flash-flood gullies. Barrel Springs is a limited occupation and rhyolite source and workshop. The rhyolite is local, but obsidian for artifacts was imported. Artifacts include projectile points, scrapers, ulitized flakes, roughouts and blades, as well as other stone tools. The site has been relatively dated to ca. 1000BC to 700AD using the Elko and Rose Spring/Eastgate Series.
Citation
Page Citation for Barrel Springs - NV-Pe-104
Page Citation
"Site Details - Barrel Springs - NV-Pe-104, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/7-154/17-15696. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
Publications
Author
Cowan, Richard R
Title
The Archaeology of Barrel Springs site (NV-Pe-104), Pershing County, Nevada
Publication Date
1972
Site Information
There are 9 specimens from this Item Group
988.12.2 - lithic specimen
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeraw material sample
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Nevada, Pershing County
988.12.3 - lithic specimen
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeraw material sample
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Nevada, Pershing County
988.12.4 - flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Nevada, Pershing County
988.12.5 - flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Nevada, Pershing County
988.12.6 - flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Nevada, Pershing County
988.12.7 - lithic specimen
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeraw material sample
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Nevada, Pershing County
988.12.8 - flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Nevada, Pershing County
988.12.9 - flake
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typeflake
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Nevada, Pershing County
988.12.2LOT - lithic specimens
Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection
Object Typevarious sub-categories
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Nevada, Pershing County