Long-Distance Obsidian Trade In Indonesia.

Long-distance trade in obsidian from sources in the southwest Pacific has been well-documented for the Lapita culture complex, beginning about 1600 BC Analyses of obsidian artifacts from recent excavations at Bukit Tengkorak in southeastern Sabah (Borneo, Malaysia) indicate the use of obsidian from...

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Main Authors: Tykot, Robert H. (Author), Chia, Assoc Prof. Dr. Stephen, Ming Soon (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1997.
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