Archaeological Research Facility

The analysis here of 132 artifacts from eight sites in Inyo County within the China Lake Naval Weapons Station indicates a relatively diverse provenance assemblage dominated by West Sugarloaf dome obsidian in the Coso Volcanic Field, as in all the previous studies by this laboratory, and all the artifacts were produced entirely from Coso Volcanic Field sources, Sugarloaf, West Sugarloaf, and West Cactus Peak domes (see discussion below). No sources outside the Coso field were present.