The Elmenteitan Obsidian Quarry (GsJj50): New Perspectives on Obsidian Access and Exchange During th...
The Elmenteitan Obsidian Quarry (GsJj50): New Perspectives on Obsidian Access and Exchange During the Pastoral Neolithic in Southern Kenya
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New York: Springer
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Early pastoralists in southern Kenya exploited obsidian sources to supply large regional exchange networks that persisted from c. 3200 to 1400 years ago. Obsidian exchange networks have been a source for speculation on the social and political nature of early pastoralism in eastern Africa. Herders who produced a discrete set of material culture cal...
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The Elmenteitan Obsidian Quarry (GsJj50): New Perspectives on Obsidian Access and Exchange During the Pastoral Neolithic in Southern Kenya
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2063660716
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2063660716
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0263-0338
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1572-9842
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10.1007/s10437-016-9240-0
