Obsidian Subsource Identification in the Sierra de Pachuca and Otumba Volcanic Regions, Central Mexico, by ICP-MS and DBSCAN Statistical Analysis

Geoarchaeology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-62

  Argote Espino, Denisse ^a   Solé, Jesús ^a   López García, Pedro ^b   Sterpone, Osvaldo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

^c Centro INAH Pachuca   (Mexico)

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EID: 84859766120     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: 15206548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gea.21389     Document Type: Article

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