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Obsidian sourcing is the process by which obsidian artifacts are matched to the geological sources (e.g., a specific volcano or lava flow) from which the obsidian originated on the basis of elemental composition, sometimes termed trace-element fingerprinting. Various techniques of chemical analysis have been used to source obsidian artifacts since the earliest studies during the 1960s; however, the majority of obsidian artifact sourcing today is conducted with some form of X-ray fluorescence (XRF), often energy-dispersive XRF (EDXRF) or portable XRF (pXRF, sometimes called handheld XRF). The results can elucidate mobility patterns, exchange systems, and other cultural phenomena of the past.

Author

Ellery Frahm

Publisher

Elsevier Science & Technology Books

Published

2024

Language

EN

ISBN

9780443157851