A study of obsidian exchange networks in Calabria

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ID4821687
AuthorsA J Ammerman (0000-0002-9255-6078, Binghamton University, corresponding author)
Year1979
Volume11
Issue1
Pages95-110
Publication date1979-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.1979.9979752
OpenAlexW2034228002
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited10

Recent survey work in Calabria which has revealed the extensive use of obsidian at Neolithic sites raises questions about models of exchange systems that have been previously advanced. Rather than being tied to a land‐based route through northern Sicily, obsidian appears to have moved in a radial pattern by boat from the island of Lipari to various points along the west coast of Calabria. The percentage of obsidian observed at a site does not follow a simple pattern of monotonic fall‐off with the increasing distance of the site from Lipari. The analysis of lithic material from Neolithic sites in the Acconia area of Calabria indicates that certain sites played a more active role in obsidian reduction and probably also exchange networks than others. These results imply a need for developing more adequate and complex models of Neolithic exchange systems

Archaeology · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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