The direct dating of these materials contributed to the overall chronological framework for early occupation at the site.

The significance of fiber artifacts in this context goes beyond the date alone.

The manufacture of twisted fiber cordage is a cognitively and technically demanding craft that requires knowledge of appropriate plant materials, understanding of fiber preparation techniques, and the manual dexterity and patience to produce functional cordage.

It is a craft associated with technologically sophisticated people — people who understood that binding, bundling, and constructing with flexible fiber materials extended their ability to accomplish tasks that could not be achieved with rigid materials like stone or bone.

People who were making cordage 14,000 years ago in the Oregon Great Basin were not primitive opportunists barely surviving in a hostile landscape.