Lithic Source Identification Through Macroscopic Analysis
An Example from Cedar Mesa, Southeastern Utah
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5981735 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald R Keller (Museum Of Northern Arizona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 163-169 |
| Publication date | 1982-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | KIVA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-1940 • E-ISSN: 2051-6177 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00231940.1982.11757980 |
| OpenAlex | W2478803772 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
During the course of the archaeological survey project conducted between 1972 and 1973 on Cedar Mesa, southeastern Utah, the problem of the sources of prehistoric Anasazi stone tool material and the implications of material distributional variation through time was studied. A methodology for differentiating discrete material types was employed based on macroscopic analysis and differentiation of recovered site materials and comparison with identified potential source or actual prehistoric quarry material. Ten discrete material types, from on and around Cedar Mesa and from as far away as 65 km eastward, could be identified to at least the level of source geologic formation. Discontinuities between the Basketmaker II, Basketmaker III, and Pueblo occupation phases on the mesa, implied by marked temporal differences in the frequencies of certain types, correlate with and support available dendrochronological and ceramic evidence
Archaeology · Geography · Mesa · Prehistory · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2008 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |