Obsidian Characterization as a Means to an End: A Survey of the Scholarship of Professor Steven Shackley

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This is an abstract from the "2019 Fryxell Award Symposium: Papers in Honor of M. Steven Shackley" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Obsidian sourcing is a well-established facet of archaeological practice and has the capacity to address a wide range of relevant archaeological questions. For decades, Professor Steven Shackley has been on the forefront of methodological and theoretical developments in obsidian characterization studies, and his contribution to our understanding of past human societies is immeasurable. This presentation focuses on the specific archaeological questions and issues that Professor Shackley has addressed over his long career, in turn highlighting how his scholarship has influenced the way archaeologists contextualize obsidian provenance data and how his work has impacted an entire generation of researchers around the world.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• 2019 Fryxell Award Symposium: Papers in Honor of M. Steven Shackley   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 24408