Obsidian: A geological, working and trade material. Natural stone industry in prehistoric times;Obsidian: Rohstoff- werkstoff-handelsgut. Eine naturmaterial-industrie in der frühgeschichte

Chemie der Erde

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 285-312

  Althaus, Egon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; HISTORICAL STUDY; IGNEOUS PETROLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES; OBSIDIAN; PREHISTORIC; STONE INDUSTRY;

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