Long-term obsidian use at the Jerimalai rock shelter in East Timor
Reepmeyer, Christian, O'Connor, Sue, and Brockwell, Sally (2011) Long-term obsidian use at the Jerimalai rock shelter in East Timor. Archaeology in Oceania, 46 (2). pp. 85-90.
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Abstract
We report new evidence from East Timor for the long-term prehistoric use of a single high-silicate obsidian source. Ten artefacts from Jerimalai shelter in East Timor analysed with SEM/EDXA and LA-ICPMS demonstrate the exploitation of this source began in the Pleistocene by 42,000 cal. BP, and continued to be used periodically into the mid to late Holocene. The data supports previous results suggesting that a high-silicate obsidian of unknown location has been transported over considerable distance to rock shelter sites in the east of Timor.
| Item ID: | 38958 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1834-4453 |
| Keywords: | island Southeast Asia; East Timor; obsidian; Pleistocene archaeology; LA-ICP-MS |
| Funders: | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
| Projects and Grants: | ARC dp0556210 |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2015 05:04 |
| FoR Codes: | 21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 2101 Archaeology > 210102 Archaeological Science @ 40% 21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 2101 Archaeology > 210103 Archaeology of Asia, Africa and the Americas @ 60% |
| SEO Codes: | 95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950502 Understanding Asias Past @ 80% 95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950503 Understanding Australias Past @ 20% |
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