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An Experimental Program for Obsidian Use-Wear Analysis in Central Mexican Archaeology

An Experimental Program for Obsidian Use-Wear Analysis in Central Mexican Archaeology

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An Experimental Program for Obsidian Use-Wear Analysis in Central Mexican Archaeology

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An Experimental Program for Obsidian Use-Wear Analysis in Central Mexican Archaeology

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New York: Springer

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Journal of archaeological method and theory, 2019-09, Vol.26 (3), p.895-942

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English

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New York: Springer

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Obsidian tools are ubiquitous at archaeological sites throughout the pre-Hispanic period (ca. 1500 B.C.–A.D. 1521) in central Mexico. However, the method of high-magnification use-wear analysis has been underutilized for functional interpretations of obsidian tools in the region, especially compared to lithic studies in sub-Saharan Africa, Europe,...

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An Experimental Program for Obsidian Use-Wear Analysis in Central Mexican Archaeology

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2116258689

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2116258689

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1072-5369

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1573-7764

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10.1007/s10816-018-9398-7

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