OBSIDIAN NETWORK PATTERNS IN MELANESIA – SOURCES, CHARACTERISATION AND DISTRIBUTION.
Glenn R. Summerhayes
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of the analysis of obsidian
use and distribution within Melanesia by firstly,
reviewing the source areas including the history of
obsidian chemical characterisation, and secondly, by
looking at 20,000 years of obsidian use and its distribution.
use and distribution within Melanesia by firstly,
reviewing the source areas including the history of
obsidian chemical characterisation, and secondly, by
looking at 20,000 years of obsidian use and its distribution.
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