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Prehistorical Obsidian Sources in the Island of Lipari (Aeolian Islands)

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ID13077657
AuthorsMaria Clara Martinelli (0000-0001-5197-0902, corresponding author), M Coltelli (0000-0001-7868-3946, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia), Marco Manni (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia), L Bonizzoni (0000-0002-8637-7006, University of Milan), A Guglielmetti (0000-0002-6008-1629, University of Milan), M Oddone (0000-0003-3580-4925, University of Pavia), Maria Laura Balestrieri (0000-0002-8652-0845, Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources)
Year2020
Volume6
Issue1
Pages393-402
Publication date2020-12-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOpen Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2300-6560 • E-ISSN: 2300-6560
PublisherDe Gruyter Open (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.1515/opar-2020-0119
OpenAlexW3118963354
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

This research project concerns the study, analysis and dating of obsidian flows on the island of Lipari, in relation to the population of the Aeolian Islands, during the Neolithic period. The collection, processing and diffusion of Lipari obsidian characterise the Neolithic population of Lipari and the entire Mediterranean. By improving the knowledge of supply methods in the territory, it will be possible to formulate hypotheses on the chronology of the sources, the ways of collecting the raw material and on the mobility of the Neolithic communities in the Aeolian Islands. The scientific research is divided into two main topics: the first concerns the analytical and methodological aspects of archaeological and geological studies of Lipari obsidian; the second, the formation of obsidian at Lipari, their sources and lithological characteristics. Throughout the duration of this study we will perform new age determinations of Neolithic obsidian artefacts and geological samples, directly with the method of fission track, and indirectly dating paleo soils using the radiocarbon method

Aeolian processes · Archaeological science · Archaeology · Chronology · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Period (music · Population · Radiocarbon dating · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,8
Citation span2021 - 2025 (5)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4

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