Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract Olivine‐ and carbonate‐bearing rocks are key exploration targets on Mars because of the information they can provide about magma evolution and source characteristics, implications for surface water availability and climate, and their biosignature preservation potential.
E. Ravanis +16 more
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Magallania, 2012 En este trabajo se presentan los resultados obtenidos del análisis tecnológico de artefactos de obsidiana procedentes del campo volcánico deLa Payunia (sur de Mendoza, Argentina).
LAURA SALGÁN, ADOLFO GIL, GUSTAVO NEME
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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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Sourcing obsidian from early prehistoric sites on the Arad plain, Western Romania
Materiale și Cercetări ArheologicePortable X‑ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (pXRF) was used to obtain source determinations for 109 obsidian artefacts from seven sites on the Arad Plain in western Romania, belonging to the Neolithic and Eneolithic periods.
Boroneanț, A., Sava, V., Bonsall, C.
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Radioanalytical multi-elemental analysis : new methodology and archaeometric applications [PDF]
Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on October 21, 2010).The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the ...
Coleman, Magen E., 1984-
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Magnetite grain-size analysis and sourcing of Mediterranean obsidians
Journal of Archaeological Science, 2012 Abstract The potential of magnetic grain-size variations as an obsidian source characteristic is investigated using geological and archaeological obsidians from five islands of the Mediterranean Sea: Lipari, Sardinia, Palmarola, Pantelleria, Melos. Four parameters are used: magnetic (χ) and anhysteretic (χa) susceptibilities, saturation isothermal ...
ZANELLA E +5 more
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Identifying the origins of obsidian artifacts in the Deh Luran Plain (Southwestern Iran) highlights community connections in the Neolithic Zagros. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2022 Frahm E, Carolus CM.
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Raw material choices and technical practices as indices of cultural change: Characterizing obsidian consumption at 'Mycenaean' Quartier Nu, Malia (Crete). [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Carter T, Kilikoglou V.
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Artifact geochemistry demonstrates long-distance voyaging in the Polynesian Outliers. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2023 Hermann A +9 more
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Dynamics of obsidian procurement at Pot Creek Pueblo (LA 260), Northern New Mexico. [PDF]
Archaeol Anthropol Sci, 2022 Boulanger MT +3 more
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