Sourcing of obsidian artefacts from the Omolon River basin and the neighbouring region (north‐eastern Siberia): Prehistoric procurement from Kamchatkan and Chukotkan sources

Obsidians sources used by prehistoric people in the Omolon River basin and neighbouring areas of north‐eastern Siberia were determined for 112 artefacts from 30 sites by the energy‐dispersive X‐ray fluorescence (ED‐XRF) method. The main suppliers were the primary obsidian sources in both the Chukotk...

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Published in:Archaeometry
Main Authors: Kuzmin, Y. V., Vorobei, I. E., Glascock, M. D., Grebennikov, A. V.
Other Authors: National Science Foundation
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021
Subjects:
Chukotka
Kamchatka
Siberia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12675
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Summary:Obsidians sources used by prehistoric people in the Omolon River basin and neighbouring areas of north‐eastern Siberia were determined for 112 artefacts from 30 sites by the energy‐dispersive X‐ray fluorescence (ED‐XRF) method. The main suppliers were the primary obsidian sources in both the Chukotka (Lake Krasnoe) and Kamchatka (Itkavayam, Payalpan and KAM‐8) regions, with distances from sources to sites up to about 300–900 km in a straight line. For the first time, the transport of obsidian from Kamchatkan sources has been detected outside of this territory. The mechanism of obsidian transport was most probably by down‐the‐line movement, especially in the case of the Lake Krasnoe source.

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