Macusani obsidian from southern Peru: A characterization of its elemental composition with a demonstration of its ancient use

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 569-576

  Craig, Nathan ^a   Speakman, Robert J ^b   Popelka Filcoff, Rachel S ^c   Aldenderfer, Mark ^d   Flores Blanco, Luis ^e   Vega, Margaret Brown ^a   Glascock, Michael D ^c   Stanish, Charles ^f  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e Instituto Nacional de Innovacion Agraria (INIA) Illpa   (Peru)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

INAA; Obsidian; Peru; PXRF

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; TOOL USE; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

LAKE TITICACA; PERU;

EID: 72649095559     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.10.021     Document Type: Article

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