An assessment of the current applications and future directions of obsidian sourcing studies in archaeological research
KP Freund - Archaeometry, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This paper thematically characterizes a large body of recent obsidian sourcing discourse as
a means of highlighting the current place of obsidian provenance studies in larger …
a means of highlighting the current place of obsidian provenance studies in larger …
The terminal Pleistocene/Early Holocene record in the northwestern Great Basin: what we know, what we don't know, and how we may be wrong
GM Smith, P Barker - PaleoAmerica, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Great Basin has traditionally not featured prominently in discussions of how
and when the New World was colonized; however, in recent years work at Oregon's Paisley …
and when the New World was colonized; however, in recent years work at Oregon's Paisley …
Neutron activation analysis of 12,900-year-old stone artifacts confirms 450–510+ km Clovis tool-stone acquisition at Paleo Crossing (33ME274), northeast Ohio, USA
The archaeologically sudden appearance of Clovis artifacts (13,500–12,500 calibrated
years ago) across Pleistocene North America documents one of the broadest and most rapid …
years ago) across Pleistocene North America documents one of the broadest and most rapid …
Exploring adaptive variation among hunter-gatherers with Binford's frames of reference
AL Johnson - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2014 - Springer
The most significant change in hunter-gatherer studies has been the shift from expecting
hunter-gatherers to have similar properties wherever they are found to recognizing that …
hunter-gatherers to have similar properties wherever they are found to recognizing that …
Going the distance: mapping mobility in the Kalahari Desert during the Middle Stone Age through multi-site geochemical provenancing of silcrete artefacts
DJ Nash, S Coulson, S Staurset, JS Ullyott… - Journal of Human …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study utilises geochemical provenancing of silcrete raw materials, in combination with
chaîne opératoire analyses, to explore lithic procurement and behavioural patterns in the …
chaîne opératoire analyses, to explore lithic procurement and behavioural patterns in the …
Living outside the box: an updated perspective on diet breadth and sexual division of labor in the Prearchaic Great Basin
RG Elston, DW Zeanah, BF Codding - Quaternary International, 2014 - Elsevier
A tremendous amount has been learned about the Prearchaic (before 9000 BP) Great Basin
since we advocated a perspective of sexual division of labor based on Human Behavioral …
since we advocated a perspective of sexual division of labor based on Human Behavioral …
Introducing the Peabody-Yale Reference Obsidians (PYRO) sets: Open-source calibration and evaluation standards for quantitative X-ray fluorescence analysis
E Frahm - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
A series of well-characterized specimens, known as the Peabody-Yale Reference Obsidians
(PYRO) sets, has been designed to aid with calibrating and assessing X-ray fluorescence …
(PYRO) sets, has been designed to aid with calibrating and assessing X-ray fluorescence …
Atomic spectrometry update—X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
M West, AT Ellis, PJ Potts, C Streli, C Vanhoof… - Journal of Analytical …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This review demonstrates advances in XRF instrumentation, techniques and data
processing algorithms published during the last year. Pixellated detectors and EDXRF …
processing algorithms published during the last year. Pixellated detectors and EDXRF …
Chipped-Stone Crescents from the Terminal Pleistocene–Early Holocene of Far Western North America and the Transverse Projectile Point Hypothesis
DS Amick - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2024 - Springer
Crescents are a distinctive component of several terminal Pleistocene–early Holocene (TP–
EH) toolkits in the Far West, including the concave-based projectile point techno-complex …
EH) toolkits in the Far West, including the concave-based projectile point techno-complex …
Reconstructing prehistoric landscape use at a regional scale: A critical review of the lithic conveyance zone concept with a focus on its limitations
Researchers commonly use the distances and directions that toolstone was conveyed from
sources to archaeological sites to reconstruct lithic conveyance zones (LCZs). This …
sources to archaeological sites to reconstruct lithic conveyance zones (LCZs). This …