Geological Sourcing of Volcanic Stone Adzes from Neolithic Sites in Southeast China.

The article presents a study which discusses the origin of volcanic stone adzes from Neolithic sites in Southeast China. According to the article, the discovery of a Neolithic adze production identifies an important component of the exchange system. Furthermore, chemical analysis of artefacts and as...

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Publicado en:Asian Perspectives: Journal of Archeology for Asia & the Pacific Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 275 - 298
Autores principales: Rolett, Barry V., Zhengfu Guo, Tianlong Jiao
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Hawai'i Fall2007
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Sumario:The article presents a study which discusses the origin of volcanic stone adzes from Neolithic sites in Southeast China. According to the article, the discovery of a Neolithic adze production identifies an important component of the exchange system. Furthermore, chemical analysis of artefacts and associated geological samples collected at the Penghu adze workshops is also discussed in the article.