Obsidian sources in highland Yemen and their relevance to archaeological research in the Red Sea region

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2332-2345

  Khalidi, Lamya ^a   Oppenheimer, Clive ^b   Gratuze, Bernard ^c   Boucetta, Sophie ^c   Sanabani, Ali ^d   al Mosabi, Ahmed ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^d Yemeni General Organization for Antiquities and Museums (GOAM)   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ECONOMIC HISTORY; EXPLOITATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; MINERAL RESOURCE; NEOLITHIC; OBSIDIAN; PREHISTORIC; RIFTING; TRADE FLOW; UPLAND REGION; UPLIFT; VOLCANIC LANDFORM; VOLCANISM;

INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; YEMEN;

EID: 77954243050     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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