TY - JOUR
T1 - Lepong
T2 - A New Obsidian Source in the Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea
AU - Summerhayes, Glenn R.
AU - Kennedy, Jean
AU - Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth
AU - Mandui, Herman
AU - Ambrose, Wal
AU - Allen, Charlotte
AU - Reepmeyer, Christian
AU - Torrence, Robin
AU - Wadra, François
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - A new obsidian source from northwest Manus, Papua New Guinea, is reported for the first time. The chemical signature for this new source was obtained using the electron microprobe, ICP-MS, and PIXE-PIGME, and the results were compared with known sources and artifacts from this region. The results show for the first time a more complex scenario of obsidian procurement and exchange than previously thought. Archaeological excavation and survey of Manus is so far very limited, with only one excavated Pleistocene site. Much more archaeological work is needed to find more early sites, to assess the distributions of material from Lepong and other obsidian sources, and model obsidian transfers in more detail.
AB - A new obsidian source from northwest Manus, Papua New Guinea, is reported for the first time. The chemical signature for this new source was obtained using the electron microprobe, ICP-MS, and PIXE-PIGME, and the results were compared with known sources and artifacts from this region. The results show for the first time a more complex scenario of obsidian procurement and exchange than previously thought. Archaeological excavation and survey of Manus is so far very limited, with only one excavated Pleistocene site. Much more archaeological work is needed to find more early sites, to assess the distributions of material from Lepong and other obsidian sources, and model obsidian transfers in more detail.
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U2 - 10.1002/gea.21475
DO - 10.1002/gea.21475
M3 - Article
SN - 0883-6353
VL - 29
SP - 238
EP - 248
JO - Geoarchaeology - An International Journal
JF - Geoarchaeology - An International Journal
IS - 3
ER -