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OBSIDIAN artefacts were found in an archaeological site, in a level dated to 470 BC ± 110 yr (ref. 1), on the island of Watom, 3 miles off the north coast of New Britain. To determine where this artefact obsidian originated, trace element determinations were made on the artefacts and on five samples of volcanic glass from known occurrences.
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KEY, C. Trace Element Identification of the Source of Obsidian in an Archaeological Site in New Guinea. Nature 219, 360 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219360a0
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