essay

X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis of obsidian artifacts from the Marana Hohokam complex

studies in the hohokam community of marana • (15) • Published In 1987 • Pages: 217-221

By: Shackley, M. Steven.

Abstract
Shackley reports on the x-ray fluorescence analysis of the obsidian. The x-ray fluorescence was done to determine the source of the obsidian found at Marana. Sixty-eight of the seventy pieces subjected to x-ray fluorescence were from the same source near Gila Bend. All the obsidian from this source could have been collected in only a single trip there.
Subjects
Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
Lithic industries
Mining and quarrying
Travel
tradition
Hohokam
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2009
Field Date
1985
Coverage Date
1150-650 BP (AD 850-1350)
Coverage Place
Marana community, Arizona, United States
Notes
M. Steven Shackley
Contract No. 5-CS-30-02570
For bibliographical references see document 147:Rice
LCSH
Hohokam culture
Indians of North America Arizona Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology) Arizona
Arizona Antiquities