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Abstract
A comprehensive obsidian analysis of two important archaeological sites (Rose Spring and Stahl) in eastern California shows a significant change in lithic reduction strategies of locally obtained obsidian approximately 5,000 years ago. The technological analysis of the debitage used to defined the two trajectories is summarized and the importame of the conclusions to our understanding of culture change trough observed shifts in lithic technology is discussed.