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Book Synopsis Obsidian Studies in the Great Basin by : Richard Edward Hughes
Download or read book Obsidian Studies in the Great Basin written by Richard Edward Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Prehistoric Obsidian Quarry Use and Technological Change in the Western Great Basin by : Brian Anthony Ramos
Download or read book Prehistoric Obsidian Quarry Use and Technological Change in the Western Great Basin written by Brian Anthony Ramos and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prehistoric obsidian quarries in the western Great Basin show peak levels of use ca. 3150-1350 B.P. immediately followed by sharp declines in overall volume and a shift away from biface production. The models developed to explain this pattern either view quarry use as part of a trans-Sierra Nevada luxury exchange network with central and southern California populations as primary consumers, or as utilitarian toolstone procurement responding to western Great Basin settlement patterns and mobility. Obsidian hydration dates obtained on artifacts systematically collected from the Truman/Queen source demonstrates a history of use similar to other sources, suggesting that regional changes in western Great Basin obsidian quarry use was not the result of trans-Sierra Nevada exchange because Truman/Queen obsidian is virtually absent west of the Sierra Nevada. The results of this study also indicate that models that emphasize mobility as the primary conditioner of lithic technology are also inadequate. First order determinants of technology are most likely subsistence related and based on the ability of a specific tool form to contribute to subsistence return rates by reducing resource handling time. Differential mobility likely contributes to technology in a lesser way, affecting decisions regarding degrees of processing, such as biface stage, primary and secondary reduction loci, but not ultimately tool form.
Book Synopsis Obsidian studies in the Great Basin [papers, 1982] by :
Download or read book Obsidian studies in the Great Basin [papers, 1982] written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Archaeological Obsidian Studies by : M. Steven Shackley
Download or read book Archaeological Obsidian Studies written by M. Steven Shackley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the third in the Advances in Archaeological and Museum Science series sponsored by the Society for Archaeological Sciences (SAS). The purpose of this series is to provide summaries of advances in various topics in ar chaeometry, archaeological science, environmental archaeology, preservation technology, and museum conservation. The SAS exists to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between archaeologists and colleagues in the natural and physical sciences. SAS mem bers are drawn from many disciplinary fields. However, they all share a common belief that physical science techniques and methods constitute an essential component of contemporary archaeological field and laboratory studies. The series editors wish to thank the reviewers of each of the chapters in this volume for their excellent comments and suggestions. We also wish to thank Chriss jones for her invaluable assistance in the preparation of the texts for submission to the publisher. xi Preface As noted in the introductory chapter, this volume is the second major review of research progress in the study of archaeological obsidian. An earlier book, Advances in Obsidian Glass Studies: Archaeological and Geochemical Perspectives, appeared in 1976. A comparison of the treatment of topics reflected in this earlier work and that contained in this volume not only highlights important advances in the quality and depth of research on archaeological obsidian over more than a quarter of a century but also illustrates more generally some characteristics of developments in the archaeological science field in general.
Book Synopsis Fingerprints in the Great Basin by : Lynn Haarklau
Download or read book Fingerprints in the Great Basin written by Lynn Haarklau and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Results indicate that the Obsidian Butte Volcanic Center source was a highly significant obsidian point source to Great Basin peoples from the Nevada-Utah border, through southern Nevada, and into eastern California for the past 12,000 years of prehistory.
Book Synopsis Perspectives on Prehistoric Trade and Exchange in California and the Great Basin by : Richard E. Hughes
Download or read book Perspectives on Prehistoric Trade and Exchange in California and the Great Basin written by Richard E. Hughes and published by University of Utah Press. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume investigates the circumstances and conditions under which trade/exchange, direct access, and/or mobility best account for material conveyance across varying distances at different times in the past.
Book Synopsis Steward's Southern Great Basin Research Validated Through Obsidian Artifact Sources by : Lynn Haarklau
Download or read book Steward's Southern Great Basin Research Validated Through Obsidian Artifact Sources written by Lynn Haarklau and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book LaFond, Andre D. written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obsidian hydration, X-ray fluorescence, and typological data for 272 obsidian projectile point specimens are analyzed to explore the temporal seriation of central Great Basin Projectile points and the efficacy of obsidian hydration dating.
Book Synopsis Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology by :
Download or read book Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Obsidian written by M. Steven Shackley and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obsidian was long valued by ancient peoples as a raw material for producing stone tools, and archaeologists have increasingly come to view obsidian studies as a crucial aid in understanding the past. Steven Shackley now shows how the geochemical and contextual analyses of archaeological obsidian can be applied to the interpretation of social and economic organization in the ancient Southwest. This book, the capstone of decades of investigation, integrates a wealth of obsidian research in one volume. It covers advances in analytical chemistry and field petrology that have enhanced our understanding of obsidian source heterogeneity, presents the most recent data on and interpretations of archaeological obsidian sources in the Southwest, and explores the ethnohistorical and contemporary background for obsidian use in indigenous societies. Shackley provides a thorough examination of the geological origin of obsidian in the region and the methods used to collect raw material and determine its chemical composition, and descriptions of obsidian sources throughout the Southwest. He then describes the occurrence of obsidian artifacts and shows how their geochemical fingerprints allow archaeologists to make conclusions regarding the procurement of obsidian. The book presents three groundbreaking applications of obsidian source studies. It first discusses an application to early Preceramic groups, showing how obsidian sources can reflect the range they inhabited over time as well as their social relationships during the Archaic period. It then offers an examination of the Late Classic Salado in Arizona’s Tonto Basin, where obsidian data, along with ceramic and architectural evidence, suggest that Mogollon migrants lived in economic and social harmony with the Hohokam, all the while maintaining relationships with their homeland. Finally, it provides an intensive look at social identity and gender differences in the Preclassic Hohokam of central Arizona, where obsidian source provenance and projectile point styles suggest that male Hohokam sought to create a stylistically defined identity in at least three areas of the Hohokam core area. These male “sodalities” were organized quite differently from female ceramic production groups. Today, obsidian research in the American Southwest enjoys an equal standing with ceramic, faunal, and floral studies as a method of revealing social process and change in prehistory. Shackley’s book discusses the ways in which archaeologists should approach obsidian research, no matter what the region, offering a thorough survey of archaeological obsidian studies that will have methodological and theoretical applications worldwide. The volume includes an extensive glossary created specifically for archaeologists.
Book Synopsis Prehistoric Quarries and Terranes by : Michael Joseph Shott
Download or read book Prehistoric Quarries and Terranes written by Michael Joseph Shott and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This project is Shott's report on the extensive analysis of a large sample of flake debris and products from the Modena and Tempiute obsidian quarries in eastern Nevada. Archaeologists dealing with the mass of quarry material will find useful information about analyses of reduction, flake assemblages and preform data that should be transferrable to other quarry sites globally. Shott sought to "1) devise and implement efficient but rigorous (i.e. probabilistic) sample designs for spatially extensive, abundant quarry deposits; and 2) to test a behavioral-ecology model of the staging of resource use, the field-processing model (FPM)." However, data collection and initial analysis also required additional analyses be undertaken to appropriately address research questions. As a result, this manuscript details a "diverse and comprehensive set of methods to a large, systematically acquired dataset." It supports the conclusion that the Modena quarry was used by small groups though time"--
Book Synopsis Obsidian and Ancient Manufactured Glasses by : Ioannis Liritzis
Download or read book Obsidian and Ancient Manufactured Glasses written by Ioannis Liritzis and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume offers archaeologists and archaeometrists the latest technical information, the fundamentals of provenance studies, instrumentation used in these investigations, and strategies for the dating and interpretation of archaeological materials in glass studies. The contributors discuss recent advances in obsidian hydration dating, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy, focusing on the application of these technologies to a variety of glass forms and incorporating studies that look at the social and economic strategies of past cultures. With examples from Greece, the Middle East, Italy, Peru, Bolivia, Russia, Africa, and the Pacific region, provenance studies look at regional patterns of glass acquisition, production, and exchange, providing examples that use one or more instrumental methods to characterize materials from ancient societies. Extensive figures and tables included.
Book Synopsis Prehistoric Obsidian Use on the Volcanic Tableland and Its Implications for Settlement Patterns and Technological Change in the Western Great Basin by : Mark Alan Giambastiani
Download or read book Prehistoric Obsidian Use on the Volcanic Tableland and Its Implications for Settlement Patterns and Technological Change in the Western Great Basin written by Mark Alan Giambastiani and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Prehistoric Exchange Systems in North America by : Timothy G. Baugh
Download or read book Prehistoric Exchange Systems in North America written by Timothy G. Baugh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique volume, archaeologists examine the changing economic structure of trade in North America over a period of 6,000 years. Organined by geographical and chronological divisions, each chapter focuses on trade in one of nine regions from the Arachiac through the late prehistoric period. Each contribution explores neighboring areas to llustrate the complexity of North American exchange. By charting the econmic structure of these regions, archaeologists, economic anthropologists, and economic geographers gain greater insight into the dynamics of North American trade and exchange on a continental wide basis.
Book Synopsis Handheld XRF for Art and Archaeology by : Aaron N. Shugar
Download or read book Handheld XRF for Art and Archaeology written by Aaron N. Shugar and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses specifically on the applications, possibilities, and limitations of handheld X-ray fluorescence devices in art conservation and archaeology.
Book Synopsis Handbook of North American Indians: Great Basin by : William C. Sturtevant
Download or read book Handbook of North American Indians: Great Basin written by William C. Sturtevant and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedic summary of prehistory, history, cultures and political and social aspects of native peoples in Siberia, Alaska, the Canadian Arctic and Greenland.
Book Synopsis California Prehistory by : Terry L. Jones
Download or read book California Prehistory written by Terry L. Jones and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2007 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reader of original synthesizing articles for introductory courses on archaeology and native peoples of California.