New Zealand and oceanic obsidians: An archaeological perspective using neutron activation analysis

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-105

  Leach, Foss ^a  

^a MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Artefact sourcing; Neutron activation analysis; New Zealand; Obsidian; Pacific

Indexed keywords

ARTEFACT; NAA; OBSIDIAN;

NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC;

EID: 0029767599     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9517505     Document Type: Article

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