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AbstractWestern Alpine rocks feature prominently among the polished stone implements of the Southern French Neolithic. Detailed petrographic examination of about 2600 artifacts from that area and neighboring regions in France, Italy, and Switzerland, coupled with field investigation of both primary and detrital outcrops, now provides conclusive evidence that (i) only selected rocks were used, (ii) specific rock resources were traded east to west across the Western Alps, and (iii) Ligurian rocks from the Voltri Massif were an important part of such circulation. Exploited Alpine rocks were glaucophane schists, eclogitessensu lato, and jadeitites. Serpentinites were only used in Switzerland and the Jura. A regional network for glaucophane schists in French Provence can be contrasted with long‐distance circulation of eclogites, based on primary and/or secondary “quarry” areas in Liguria and Piedmont in northwestern Italy. A preliminary discussion is made of exchange and circulation models for raw materials, blanks, or finished tools, among Neolithic societies around and across the Western Alps. © 1993 John Wiley&Son

ISSN:0883-6353    

DOI:10.1002/gea.3340080102

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

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AbstractAdherent films of the gold‐colored metal sulfides pyrite (FeS2), pyrrhotite (Fe1−xS), and chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) are known to exist on metallic and nonmetallic artifacts of Classic times. Consideration of the action of bacterial consortia containing sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) during microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and analyses of appropriate trajectories on Eh‐pH stability diagrams indicate that these films can be understood either as a result of natural processes over archaeological times or of deliberate pseudogilding. Methods of discriminating natural sulfide deposition from pseudogilding are suggested. © 1993 John Wiley&Son

ISSN:0883-6353    

DOI:10.1002/gea.3340080103

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractAlibates silicified dolomite is one of the principal knappable lithic materials indigenous to the Southern High Plains. Prehistorically, this material was extensively quarried along the Canadian River in Potter County, Texas. Some of these quarries are preserved in what is now the Alibates National Monument. Archaeologists working in Oklahoma traditionally interpret artifacts of Alibates silicified dolomite as evidence for long distance trade. However, a survey of three transects across the Canadian's valley in western Oklahoma reveals the persistent, but minor, presence of Alibates clasts in gravel deposits. Thirty‐nine gravel exposures yielded 1365 clasts of the dolomite. The abundance, size, shape, and knappability of this material is comparable to most flakes and implements found on western Oklahoma archaeological sites, especially those of prehistoric and protohistoric Plains Villagers. © 1993 John Wiley&Sons, I

ISSN:0883-6353    

DOI:10.1002/gea.3340080104

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe methods and techniques presented provide a means for evaluating raw material characteristics in those situations where secondary deposits of lithic materials were exploited for stone tool production. Those aspects of secondary deposits measured or estimated include size, form, roundness, crystallinity, homogeneity, and raw material frequency. A comparison and discussion of two sampled areas in eastern New Mexico demonstrate how these procedures can be used to elucidate meaningful archaeological information. © 1993 John Wiley&Sons, Inc

ISSN:0883-6353    

DOI:10.1002/gea.3340080105

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0883-6353    

DOI:10.1002/gea.3340080106

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0883-6353    

DOI:10.1002/gea.3340080107

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0883-6353    

DOI:10.1002/gea.3340080108

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0883-6353    

DOI:10.1002/gea.3340080109

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0883-6353    

DOI:10.1002/gea.3340080101

出版商:John Wiley&Sons, Inc.    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY