Catlow Twine basketry in the western Great Basin: Use and reuse in the archaeological record

The Great Basin is home to many rockshelters and caves where perishable materials are often well-preserved. These materials including textiles such as baskets, bags, mats, nets, and sandals, all of which provide significant information prehistoric human lifeways in this region. Catlow Twine basketry, which was manufactured for over ∼9000 cal years B.P., is a unique basketry type and provides valuable information about human activities in the western Great Basin. These activities include, burial practices, caching, and possibly trade. The context in which Catlow Twine is found archaeologically demonstrates its durability and value to people who occupied this region, and the diachronic changes in its distribution and frequencies could represent shifting cultural boundaries in the northern and western Great Basin over the past ∼9000 years.