Obsidian Traces: Mapping Majuba -- Great Basin Geoarchaeology

[@darrenandolina1894]

Sweet sweater

[@TrailOption--DCraig]

Hey Darren, Desna will be very happy with your observation! She just finished a 2nd edition that I'll try to sport on my next excursion. Thanks for commenting!

[@cadenhowlett]

Great video! More videos soon?

[@dawsonshawmusic]

This is amazing for so many reasons! Story Time: My family has owned property near the Humbolt river for a very long time (we live in Washington however) and we visit almost every year. 8 years ago during one of our visits we ended up driving along a dried up river bed (we thought) and we found a SEA of obsidian. I collected a lot of it at the time and ended up giving it to friends and family as a gift and foolishly not keeping any for myself. A few years later I went back and could not remember where that was, every year since I have tried to find where it was and couldn’t. Present Time - I am here at rye patch reservoir starting my search again and the water is lower than ever this year, I realized that were I had found obsidian all those years ago was in the dried up reservoir without having realizing it. So today I was researching online and came across your video and watched it. I looked up “poker brown wash” and realized it fed directly into the dried up reservoir bed that can only be accessed when the water is this low. Welp… now I have a box of obsidian. Thank you sooooo much!!!!

[@MrTechmoore]

If you haven't already check out the Joe Moore collection at UNR. He was instrumental in documenting NV obsidian sources. He worked for NDOT I believe he was a state archeologist in the 80's. He taught my dad how to flintknap, my dad taught me. Joe has ALL the locations and did the same thing you are doing, his papers would help you a lot.

[@pajiad191]

Mr. Young this video is absolutely inspiring. I have long been interested in gathering examples of the great basin toolstone for chemical reference. Thank you for your work

[@lilgoots]

It never occurred to me that obsidian could be deposited BEFORE the current landscape profile. This stuff is OLD! 🤯🤗

[@TrailOption--DCraig]

Thanks goots! I'll be taking your little scientists with me someday soon!

[@SophiaWorks]

Where can I get that sweater?