New Data on Source Characterization and Exploitation of Obsidian from the Chikiani

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_250
dc.contributor.author	Biagi Paolo
dc.contributor.author	Gratuze Bernard
dc.title	New Data on Source Characterization and Exploitation of Obsidian from the Chikiani Area (Georgia)
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	This paper presents the results obtained from two brief surveys carried out in 2012 and 2014 along the slopes of Mt. Chikiani in south Georgia. The scope of the surveys was to collect obsidian samples for characterization, to improve our knowledge of the raw material resources exploited in prehistoric times. The analysis of 69 samples retrieved from 20 different points have confirmed that Chikiani obsidian is to be subdivided into 3 main groups, characterised by variable percentages of barium and zirconium. The new results have important implications in the prehistory of the Caucasus and its related regions. They improve our knowledge on the exploitation of the obsidian resources, and their circulation in the territory.
dc.relation.ispartof	Eurasian Studies
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2016-10-31
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-078-5/new-data-on-source-characterization-and-exploitati/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-093-8/EUR-6-1
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8879
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9433
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-078-5
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-093-8
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Chikiani
dc.subject	Chikiani
dc.subject	Georgia
dc.subject	Georgia
dc.subject	LA-ICP-MS analysis
dc.subject	LA-ICP-MS analysis
dc.subject	Lesser Caucasus
dc.subject	Lesser Caucasus
dc.subject	Mt
dc.subject	Mt
dc.subject	Obsidian geochemistry
dc.subject	Obsidian geochemistry
dc.subject	Obsidian outcrops
dc.subject	Obsidian outcrops

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New Data on Source Characterization and Exploitation of Obsidian from the Chikiani Area (Georgia)

Paolo Biagi Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

Bernard Gratuze CNRS/Université d’Orléans, France

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This paper presents the results obtained from two brief surveys carried out in 2012 and 2014 along the slopes of Mt. Chikiani in south Georgia. The scope of the surveys was to collect obsidian samples for characterization, to improve our knowledge of the raw material resources exploited in prehistoric times. The analysis of 69 samples retrieved from 20 different points have confirmed that Chikiani obsidian is to be subdivided into 3 main groups, characterised by variable percentages of barium and zirconium. The new results have important implications in the prehistory of the Caucasus and its related regions. They improve our knowledge on the exploitation of the obsidian resources, and their circulation in the territory.

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Keywords: Chikiani • Obsidian geochemistry • Obsidian outcrops • LA-ICP-MS analysis • Mt • Georgia • Lesser Caucasus

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