Sources of Some Obsidian Flakes from a Paleoindian Site in Guatemala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2567272 |
|---|---|
| Authors | F H Stro, F H STROSS (corresponding author), Helen V Michel, Frank Asaro, Ruth Gruhn |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 114-118 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/279468 |
| OpenAlex | W1990862424 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 2 |
Neutron activation analysis was used to determine the chemical composition of sources of obsidian artifacts from the Paleoindian site of Los Tapiales in Guatemala with an occupation date of around 10,700 radiocarbon years ago. Three different sources were detected, all between 50 and 75 km from Los Tapiales. The predominant source represented in our ten samples was in the Rio Pixcayá area, and another was in the Tajumulco area. A third source, identified by comparison with other work, appears to be in the area of San Bartolomé Milpas Altas
Archaeology · Geography · Neutron Activation Analysis · Radiocarbon dating · Radiochemistry · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Geology · Latin American history and culture · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 1992 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |