Obsidian as tool and trade : a Papua New Guinea case / Virginia D. Watson
- Bib ID:
- 7373742
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- Book
- Author:
- Watson, Virginia, author
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- Seattle, WA : Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, [1986]
- ©1986
- 10 pages : maps ; 26 cm.
- Series:
- Burke Museum contributions in anthropology and natural history ; No. 4. 0887-7769
- Summary:
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For millenia, obsidian use has included the formation of elaborate decorative objects, superb surgical instruments, and ordinary tools. In Papua New Guinea, most utilized obsidian falls into this last category. This paper is concerned with Papua New Guinea obsidian tools, particularly those excavated in the Eastern Highlands Province.
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- Abstract
- Introduction
- The study
- Conclusions
- References.
- Notes:
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- Cover title.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 10)
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- Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum
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- Papua New Guinea obsidian
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