Perspectives on the Distribution of Obsidians in San Diego County, California
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11380447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard E Hughes (0000-0003-1668-3638, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, corresponding author), Delbert L True (Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 325-339 |
| Publication date | 1986-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | North American Archaeologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0197-6931 • E-ISSN: 1541-3543 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/y4w9-kl5g-uj08-mj5j |
| OpenAlex | W2328553621 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 13 |
Artifact-to-source assignments were made on over 200 obsidian artifacts from San Diego, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties, California, using non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis. In addition to providing new data on the spatial distributions of Obsidian Butte and Coso Hot Springs volcanic glasses in extreme southern California, results of the present study call into question the empirical utility of previous distance-decay models. Present data indicate that Coso Hot Springs obsidian was conveyed much more widely than previously believed. Previous predictions about the source-specific composition and percentage of obsidian in the entire chipped stone inventory in late prehistoric site assemblages in San Diego County were not sustained by observed empirical results
Archaeology · Artifact (error · Butte · Geochemistry · Geography · Physical geography · Prehistory · Volcano · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology
Comment on “Tomato Springs
Prehistoric Exchange Systems in California
Fragmented collections, intact networks
Trace Element Analysis of Fused Shale
Subsource characterization
The Coso volcanic field reexamined
Natural and Cultural History of the Obsidian Butte Source, Imperial County, California
A Reassessment of Archaeological Obsidian from Southern Alta California and Northern Baja California
Age of Obsidian Butte in Imperial County, California, Through Infrared Stimulated Luminescence Dating of Potassium Feldspar from Tuffaceous Sediment
Obsidian studies in California archaeology
Sources of Archaeological Obsidian in the Southwest
Obsidian Hydration Dating of Volcanic Events
Late Holocene Lacustrine Chronology and Archaeology of Ancient Lake Cahuilla, California
Aboriginal Exchange and Territoriality in Owens Valley, California
Production for Obsidian Exchange in California
Egalitarian Exchange Systems in California
Toward the analysis of lithic production systems
Alternative Models for Exchange and Spatial Distribution
Exchange and Production Systems in Californian Prehistory
Advances in obsidian glass studies
An Examination of the Effects of Temperature Variation on the Hydration Characteristics of Two California Obsidians
Archeology
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2026 (40) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |