黑曜石崖

黑曜石崖（英語：Obsidian Cliff，又名48YE433）是美國黃石國家公園的一個重要的史前人類石器遺址，其歷史可追溯到180,000年前。黑曜石崖由菲利特斯·諾里斯命名於1878年。^[4] 1996年成為美國國家歷史地標。^[1]^[3]

黑曜石崖位於猛犸溫泉以南13英里（21公里）處，^[1] 其黑曜石散布方式和其成份顯示，此處可能存在著史前貿易網絡。^[5]

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^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Ann M. Johnson, Leslie B. Davis, and Stephen A. Aaberg. National Historic Landmark Nomination: Obsidian CliffPDF (32 KB). National Park Service. January 28, 1993. and Accompanying nine photos, from 1884, 1889, 1920 and 1989PDF (32 KB)
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 Obsidian Cliff. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. [2008-02-29]. （原始内容存档于2006-06-26）.
^ Whittlesey, Lee. Yellowstone Place Names. Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society Press. 1988: 114. ISBN 0-917298-15-2.
^ Kenneth P. Cannon. Paleoindian Use of Obsidian in the Greater Yellowstone Area New evidence of the mobility of early Yellowstone people (PDF). Yellowstone Science. 1993, 1 (4): 6–9 [2011-10-15]. ^{[永久失效連結]}