Analysis by pXRF of Prehistoric Obsidian Artifacts From Several Sites on Ustica (Italy): Long-Distance Open-Water Distribution From Multiple Island Sources During the Neolithic and Bronze Ages

The small island of Ustica was a regular part of the obsidian distribution network in the central Mediterranean, despite its location more than 50 km north of western Sicily. More than 1000 obsidian artifacts from several different sites, ranging in age from the Neolithic through Bronze Age, were an...

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Main Authors: Tykot Robert H., Martin Franco Foresta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-12-01
Series:Open Archaeology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2020-0118