Effective Hydration Temperature and Relative Humidity Variation within the Nevada Test and Training Range, Southern Nevada
Summary
Many obsidian artifacts are found at archaeological sites within the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) and Nevada Test Site (NTS) because of the proximity of several geological sources of obsidian. These artifacts are datable using the obsidian hydration dating method, but effective hydration temperature (EHT) and relative humidity (rH) are significant extrinsic variables affecting hydration rates and, thus, age estimates of artifacts based on hydration rind thickness. Saline diffusion cells buried at five NTTR locations confirmed that EHT decreased with increasing elevation and increasing depth below surface.
Cite this Record
Effective Hydration Temperature and Relative Humidity Variation within the Nevada Test and Training Range, Southern Nevada. Jill Onken. Tucson, Arizona: Statistical Research, Inc. 2006 ( tDAR id: 456195) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8456195
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Keywords
Material
Dating Sample
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Obsidian
Investigation Types
Environment Research
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Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
Geographic Keywords
Black Mountain
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Clark (County)
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
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Nevada (State / Territory)
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Nye (County)
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United States of America (Country)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -117.728; min lat: 36.054 ; max long: -114.082; max lat: 38.36 ;
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Contact(s): Nellis Air Force Base CRM Manager
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