Obsidian: Archaeologist Dennis Jenkins Discusses the Black Glass

Posted By:  Lisa McGean

Date Posted:  9/4/2008

Archaeologist Dennis Jenkins will discuss the invaluable information about our culture stored within nature in a presentation at the La Pine Public Library on Monday September 8th at 11:00 a.m. This program is free and open to the public.

Obsidian artifacts yeild a treasure-trove of information about prehistoric lifeways and the development of sociopolitical areas in central Oregon across fifteen thousand years of prehistory. Jenkins, a Universory of Oregon senior research associate, will present a fascinating look at the trail of information left by this beautiful volcanic glass.

For information about this and other library programs, please call 312-1034 or visit the library at www.dpls.us/cal.

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