Obsidian sources of the Coromandel Volcanic Zone, Northern New Zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-57

  Moore, P R ^a  

^a Peninsula Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Archaeological sites; Chemical analyses; Coromandel volcanic zone; Obsidian sources; Visual characteristics

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; OBSIDIAN; RUBIDIUM; STRONTIUM; TOOL USE; VISUAL ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC BELT;

COROMANDEL PENINSULA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAIRUA; WAIKATO; WHANGAMATA STREAM;

EID: 84874024220     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2011.576684     Document Type: Article

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