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Obsidian Hydration Studies in Highland Ecuador

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Robert E. Bell
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Abstract

A total of 383 obsidian hydration measurements are reported for highland Ecuador. Specifically, hydration rim measurements have been used to test the reliability of five radiocarbon dates from the site of El Inga, and three of them are shown to be too young.

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American Antiquity , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , January 1977 , pp. 68 - 78
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1977

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