Casa Diablo, California
Encyclopedia
Casa Diablo is a location in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Mono County
, eastern California
, USA.
This locale is noted as a Native American
mining and manufacturing site specializing in obsidian
materials. Use of materials from this site is noted at least as early as the Millingstone Horizon
. The coastal Chumash people traded for material from this Obsidian source.
Mono County, California
Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California, to the east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,202, up from 12,853 at the 2000 census...
, eastern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA.
This locale is noted as a Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
mining and manufacturing site specializing in obsidian
Obsidian
Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock.It is produced when felsic lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimum crystal growth...
materials. Use of materials from this site is noted at least as early as the Millingstone Horizon
Millingstone Horizon
Millingstone Horizon is an archaeological period of Native American dominance denoting a period in California, USA involving extensive use of manos and other grinding technology. The interval is a subset of the Archaic Period; specifically Millingstone is usually applied to the period 6500 to...
. The coastal Chumash people traded for material from this Obsidian source.