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OBSIDIAN BLADES FROM CERRO PORTEZUELO: SOURCING ARTIFACTS FROM A LONG-DURATION SITE

OBSIDIAN BLADES FROM CERRO PORTEZUELO: SOURCING ARTIFACTS FROM A LONG-DURATION SITE

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1426224345

OBSIDIAN BLADES FROM CERRO PORTEZUELO: SOURCING ARTIFACTS FROM A LONG-DURATION SITE

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OBSIDIAN BLADES FROM CERRO PORTEZUELO: SOURCING ARTIFACTS FROM A LONG-DURATION SITE

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Ancient Mesoamerica, 2013-04, Vol.24 (1), p.177-184

Language

English

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

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Contents

This paper reports source identifications for a sample of obsidian prismatic blades from the site of Cerro Portezuelo, Mexico. Although the sample is highly biased and stratigraphically mixed, some interesting results were obtained. Compared to contemporary sites in the region, the frequency of green Pachuca obsidian was unusually low (65%), while...

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OBSIDIAN BLADES FROM CERRO PORTEZUELO: SOURCING ARTIFACTS FROM A LONG-DURATION SITE

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1426224345

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1426224345

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ISSN

0956-5361

E-ISSN

1469-1787

DOI

10.1017/S0956536113000096

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