Intrasource chemical differentiation of obsidian in the Jemez Mountains and Taos Plateau, New Mexico

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 861-868

  Glascock, Michael D ^a   Kunselman, Raymond ^b   Wolfman, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c Museum New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

American Southwest; Geochemical Fingerprinting; INAA; Intrasource Differentiation; Jemez Mountains Obsidian Sources; Obsidian Artefact Sourcing; Taos Plateau Obsidian Sources; XRF

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; OBSIDIAN;

JEMEZ MOUNTAINS; NEW MEXICO; TAOS PLATEAU; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032724146     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0395     Document Type: Article

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