Archaeological obsidian studies : method and theory / edited by M. Steven Shackley.

Other author Shackley, M. Steven.
Other author Society for Archaeological Sciences (U.S.)
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Plenum Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxviii, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesAdvances in archaeological and museum science ; v. 3
Advances in archaeological and museum science ; v. 3. ^A422613
Contents Current issues and future directions in archaeological volcanic glass studies: an introduction / M. Steven Shackley -- A systematic approach to obsidian source characterization / Michael D. Glascock, Geoffrey E. Braswell, and Robert H. Cobean -- Mediterranean islands and multiple flows: the sources and exploitation of Sardinian obsidian / Robert H. Tykot -- Intrasource chemical variability and secondary depositional processes: lessons from the American Southwest / M. Steven Shackley -- Characterization of archaeological volcanic glass from Oceania: the utility of three techniques / Marshall I. Weisler and David A. Clague -- Application of PIXE-PIGME to archaeological analysis of changing patterns of obsidian use in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea / G.R. Summerhayes, J.R. Bird, R. Fullagar, C. Gosden, J. Specht, and R. Torrence -- Factors affecting the energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis of archaeological obsidian / M. Kathleen Davis, Thomas L. Jackson, M. Steven Shackley, Timothy Teague, and Joachim H. Hampel -- Laboratory obsidian hydration rates: theory, method, and application / Christopher M. Stevenson, James J. Mazer, and Barry E. Scheetz -- Obsidian hydration dating at a Recent Age obsidian mining site in Papua, New Guinea / W.R. Ambrose -- A 1990s perspective on method and theory in archaeological volcanic glass studies / R.C. Green.
General note"Published in cooperation with the Society for Archaeological Sciences."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98002610
ISBN0306458047

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Joyner General Stacks CC78.7 .A39 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold