Obsidian Across the Americas

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dc.alternateIdentifier9781803273600
dc.collectionKnowledge Unlatched (KU)
dc.collectionKU Open Services
dc.contributorFeinman, Gary M.
dc.contributorRiebe, Danielle J.
dc.date2023-11-03T05:32:24Z
dc.date2023-11-03T05:32:24Z
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T12:33:07Z
dc.descriptionObsidian Across the Americas draws attention to recent obsidian studies in the Americas and acts as a reference for archaeologists and scholars interested in material culture and exchange. Moreover, it provides a wide range of case studies in obsidian characterization, material application, and theoretical interpretations in the Americas. The limited geographic occurrence and relatively homogenous nature of obsidian have made the material ideal for archaeometric studies. Since Cann and Renfrew’s seminal paper in 1967 on the compositional analysis of obsidian in the Mediterranean, analytical techniques have improved, identification and characterization of sources have increased, and applications have broadened geographically and theoretically to address various socio-cultural activities and behaviours around the world. While many previous publications have focused on different aspects of obsidian characterization, this volume uniquely presents obsidian compositional studies from across the Americas that have relied on the instrumentation housed in the Elemental Analysis Facility at the Field Museum of Natural History. The case studies, which feature materials from North American, Mesoamerican, and South American geological sources, explore the ways in which obsidian analyses have been used to investigate interactions, socio-economic exchanges, and socio-cultural change at multiple scales in the past.
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dc.identifierOCN: 1356977352
dc.identifierhttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/77211
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/10554
dc.imprintArchaeopress Publishing Ltd
dc.languageeng
dc.licenseConditionAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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dc.publisherArchaeopress Publishing Ltd
dc.relationisFundedByb818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9
dc.relationisPublishedByArchaeopress Publishing
dc.relationisbn9781803273600
dc.resourceTypebook
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceexternal_content.pdf
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectNorth America
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectPre-columbian Era
dc.titleObsidian Across the Americas

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