ANTH 9 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Nondestructive Testing, Relative Dating, Corn Kernel
31 Aug 2020
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Elements to be measured and the level of precision required. Existence of database of information about sources. Availability of method and funding ($: analytical methods have different advantages and disadvantages for study of obsidian. Collect samples from all archaeologically important sources. Identify and analyze suite of elements that differentiate between sources. Measure this suite of elements on artifacts and compare artifact to source data in order to determine source. Add new sources to the database as they are discovered: in order to have a successful outcome when conducting a sourcing study on obsidian artifacts, these requirements should be met. However, some things can be said after longs years of experience analyzing obsidian. In general, the incompatible elements - those shown in color on the periodic table tend to be most useful elements for provenance studies. Earliest work by allen, luckenbach and holland (1975) They proposed a use pattern for soapstone that included local extraction and exchange.
