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Sourcing obsidian from prehistoric sites in northwest Romania [PDF]
Materiale şi cercetãri arheologice (Serie nouã), 2018 Portable X‐ ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (pXRF) was used to reveal the chemical signatures of 75 obsidian artefacts from seven sites in the Satu Mare region, ranging in age from Early Neolithic (late Starčevo‐ Criș culture) to Late Copper Age. The results reveal the origin of the obsidian to be the Carpathian 1 source area in eastern Slovakia ...
Boroneanţ, Adina +3 more
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Sources, circulation, and use of obsidian in central Chile [PDF]
Quaternary International, 2021 Abstract A geochemical analysis of 382 obsidian samples from different archeological sites in Central Chile (32°–35° Lat. South) has identified the preferential use of three known sources in the Andean mountain range, Arroyo Paramillos and Laguna del Diamante located in the Maipo Volcano area, and Las Cargas located ca 120 km further south.
Lorena Sanhueza +7 more
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Obsidian Sourcing in Bandung, Indonesia [PDF]
Asian Perspectives, 2010 This article presents the results of a study to determine whether the obsidian artifacts found in Gua Pawon, Dago, and Bukit Karsamanik in Bandung came from the well-known sources of Gunung Kendan in Nagreg, Kampung Rejeng in Garut, or elsewhere. Obsidian artifacts for this study were obtained from earlier archaeological excavations at Gua Pawon and ...
Chia, Stephen +2 more
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Prehistorical Obsidian Sources in the Island of Lipari (Aeolian Islands) [PDF]
Open Archaeology, 2020 AbstractThis research project concerns the study, analysis and dating of obsidian flows on the island of Lipari, in relation to the population of the Aeolian Islands, during the Neolithic period.The collection, processing and diffusion of Lipari obsidian characterise the Neolithic population of Lipari and the entire Mediterranean.
Maria Clara Martinelli +6 more
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Procurement at the Chivay obsidian source, Arequipa, Peru [PDF]
World Archaeology, 2011 Abstract Results of survey and test excavations at the Chivay obsidian source in highland Peru found evidence of use of the source area throughout much of the prehispanic past. An examination of a quarry pit and workshop suggest that quarrying and workshop production intensified at the end of the Preceramic period in the region.
Tripcevich, Nicholas, Mackay, Alex
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Identification of Obsidian Sources on Milos, Greece
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 2018 Obsidian, a natural volcanic glass, was used extensively in ancient times because of its quality as a raw material for sharp blades. As such, obsidian is of high interest for provenancing studies, since reliable provenancing can provide information about trade routes, extension of territory, long-distance contacts and the mobility of prehistoric ...
Johannes H Sterba +2 more
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Chemometric analysis of Mesoamerican obsidian sources [PDF]
Quaternary International, 2019 Abstract We propose a combination of portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) and chemometrics to discriminate between Mesoamerican obsidian sources and to assign archaeological artifacts of unknown origin to their respective deposits using a procedure that does not require any type of calibration or reference standards.
Denisse L. Argote +2 more
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Mobile spectroscopic instrumentation in archaeometry research [PDF]
, 2016 Mobile instrumentation is of growing importance to archaeometry research. Equipment is utilized in the field or at museums, thus avoiding transportation or risk of damage to valuable artifacts.
Donais, MK, Vandenabeele, Peter
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Debitage Attributes, Obsidian Source Analysis, and Prehistoric Mobility in Southeastern Idaho [PDF]
, 2020 The purpose of this study is to complement existing knowledge on prehistoric mobility in eastern and southern Idaho. I add specific detail regarding the use of Skull Canyon and its well-known Birch Creek rockshelters during hunter-gatherers’ logistical ...
Zumkeller, Ben Joaquin
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Estimación de edades arqueológicas usando la hidratación de obsidianas: dos fuentes de los andes meridionales [PDF]
, 2016 Obsidian is abundant in archaeological sites throughout Mendoza Province, Argentina but no obsidian hydration rates exist to date these assemblages.
Bettinger, Robert +4 more
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