Differences between the northern and western Great Basin have long been recognized, based on technological
attributes such as lithic procurement networks and distinctive basketry traditions. A detailed look at knotted-net
manufacture in the northern and western Great Basin is presented using archaeological samples from Nevada and
Oregon museum collections, and drawing upon the ethnographic record to inform our analysis of net types and their
uses. Metrics were recorded for 89 nets and net fragments to identify any apparent differences in construction and to
investigate whether distinctive patterns in net-making might also distinguish these areas. Recorded metrics do indeed
show a statistically significant difference in net construction between the northern and western Great Basin. Direct
AMS dates are reported for sixteen of the sampled nets.