The topaz basin archaeological obsidian source in the transition zone of central Arizona

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 336-347

  Steven Shackley, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; CLASSIC PERIOD; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; GLASS; OBSIDIAN; TOPAZ; TRANSITION ZONE;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249213611     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.20266     Document Type: Article

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