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Methodological Issues for Characterisation and Provenance Studies of Obsidian in Northeast Asia
Akira Ono, Michael D. Glascock, Yaroslav V. Kuzmin and Yoshimitsu Suda
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This volume is a collection of papers related to different aspects of obsidian studies (mainly geology, geochemistry, and archaeology) in Northeast Asia. Special focus is on methodological aspects of acquisition and comparison of geochemical data for obsidian sources generated by different analytical methods (NAA, XRF, ICP–MS, and EPMA) and laboratories, conducted in this region for the first time. The updated situation with obsidian source studies in Japan, Russian Far East, and Korean Peninsula is presented. Particular attention is given to the Paektusan Volcano where one of the most important (and still under-studied) sources of obsidian is known.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Dedication
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Table of Contents
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List of Contributors
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List of Figures and Photos
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List of Tables
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Abbreviations
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Foreword
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Preface and Acknowledgements
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Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION: CHARACTERISATION AND PROVENANCE STUDIES OF OBSIDIAN IN NORTHEAST ASIA -- THE VIEW FROM THE EARLY 2010s
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METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES ON CHARACTERISATION OF OBSIDIAN SOURCES IN NORTHEAST ASIA
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Chapter 2. MULTI-METHOD CHARACTERISATION OF OBSIDIAN SOURCE COMPOSITIONAL GROUPS IN HOKKAIDO ISLAND (JAPAN)
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Chapter 3. APPLICATION OF AN INTERNAL STANDARD METHOD FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS OF OBSIDIAN ARTEFACTS BY WAVELENGTH DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY
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Chapter 4. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ELEMENTAL INTENSITY RATIOS FOR SOURCING OBSIDIAN ARTEFACTS USING ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY: A CASE STUDY FROM JAPAN
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Chapter 5. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF OBSIDIANS IN HOKKAIDO ISLAND, NORTHERN JAPAN: THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOLOGICAL AND PETROLOGICAL DATA FOR SOURCE STUDIES
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Chapter 6. THE NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS OF VOLCANIC GLASSES IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND NEIGHBOURING NORTHEAST ASIA: A SUMMARY OF THE FIRST 20 YEARS OF RESEARCH
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Chapter 7. GEOCHEMISTRY OF VOLCANIC GLASSES AND THE SEARCH STRATEGY FOR UNKNOWN OBSIDIAN SOURCES ON KAMCHATKA PENINSULA (RUSSIAN FAR EAST)
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PROVENANCE STUDIES OFARCHAEOLOGICAL OBSIDIAN INNORTHEAST ASIA: CURRENT PROGRESS
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Chapter 8. IDENTIFICATION OF ARCHEOLOGICAL OBSIDIAN SOURCES IN KANTO AND CHUBU REGIONS (CENTRAL JAPAN) BY ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS
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Chapter 9. INTEGRATION OF OBSIDIAN COMPOSITIONAL STUDIES AND LITHIC REDUCTION SEQUENCE ANALYSIS AT THE UPPER PALAEOLITHIC SITE OF OGACHI-KATO 2, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN
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Chapter 10. GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF OBSIDIAN SOURCE STUDIES IN THE SOUTHERN RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND BRIEF COMPARISON WITH NEIGHBOURING REGIONS
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Chapter 11. THE PAEKTUSAN VOLCANO SOURCE AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBSIDIANS IN KOREA
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INDEX
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Published: 2014
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407312552 (paperback)
- 9781407342238 (ebook)
BAR Number: S2620