Advances in the hydration dating of New Zealand obsidian

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-242

  Stevenson, Christopher M ^a   Sheppard, Peter J ^a   Sutton, Douglas G ^a   Ambrose, Wallace ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dating; Hydration; New Zealand; Obsidian

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; HYDRATION; OBSIDIAN; STONE TOOL;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0029768555     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0020     Document Type: Article

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