UNITED STATES AND CANADA FGV CATALOG

Above: A 16.5 cm-long Malheur Lake (Oregon) biface from the widely-used Venator FGV source.
OREGON FINE-GRAINED VOLCANIC (FGV) TOOLSTONE SOURCE CATALOG

Although the NWROSL FGV studies were often fueled by specific CRM projects, research in Oregon was considerably less project-driven than in other states. We assembled a statewide collection of potential FGV sources and are still evaluating their archaeological significance. Special credit goes to Bill Lyons (University of Washington) for locating and collecting source specimens from many of the southeastern Oregon locales.

BEAVER CREEK FGV (DESCHUTES COUNTY)
BLACK BULL SPRING FGV (MALHEUR COUNTY)
BUCHANAN FGV (HARNEY COUNTY)
CONDON BUTTE FGV (LAKE COUNTY)
DISMAL SPRING FGV (LAKE COUNTY)
DRY CREEK CANYON FGV (MALHEUR COUNTY)
FREEZEOUT LAKE FGV (MALHEUR COUNTY)
INMAN CREEK FGV (LANE COUNTY)
LEMITI CREEK FGV (CLACKAMAS COUNTY)
LIZARD CREEK FGV (LAKE COUNTY)
NORTH GRASSY MOUNTAIN FGV (MALHEUR COUNTY)
OXBOW BASIN FGV (MALHEUR COUNTY)
POPE SPRING FGV (LAKE COUNTY)
STOCKHOFF FGV (UNION COUNTY)
SWAMP CREEK FGV (MALHEUR COUNTY)
TWIN SPRINGS BENCH FGV (MALHEUR COUNTY)
VENATOR FGV (HARNEY COUNTY)
WARNER VALLEY FGV (MALHEUR COUNTY)
WILLOW BUTTE FGV (HARNEY COUNTY)

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Last Updated: 04/01/2022