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Ref Type: Journal Article
Authors: Summerhayes, Glenn R.
Title: Obsidian network patterns in Melanesia - sources, characterisation and distribution
Date: 2009
Source: Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Abstract: This paper provides an overview of the analysis of obsidian use and distribution within Melanesia by firstly, reviewing the source areas including the history of obsidian chemical characterisation, and secondly, by looking at 20,000 years of obsidian use and its distribution.
Date Created: 3/25/2010
Volume: 29
Page Start: 109
Page End: 123