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Mexican Obsidian On Maui: Hawaiian Connection, Harmonic Convergence, Or Hokum?, Matthew Boulanger
Mexican Obsidian On Maui: Hawaiian Connection, Harmonic Convergence, Or Hokum?, Matthew Boulanger
Anthropology Research
In 2014, the television show America Unearthed (A & E Networks) featured an episode discussing evidence for pre-Columbian contact between Polynesia and continental North and South America. Included in this “evidence” was a large spearpoint, allegedly found on the island of Maui. The show’s host argues that the spearpoint is made on obsidian from central Mexico, and therefore represents evidence for direct contact between Polynesian and Maya peoples prior to the sixteenth century CE. A detailed analysis of the spearpoint, including geochemical sourcing, reveals that it is indeed made of so-called Pachuca obsidian from central Mexico; however, the size, shape, …
Letter Report, Re: Analysis Of 32 Additional Obsidian Artifacts From Picuris Pueblo, Matthew Boulanger
Letter Report, Re: Analysis Of 32 Additional Obsidian Artifacts From Picuris Pueblo, Matthew Boulanger
Anthropology Research
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Letter Report, Re: Analysis Of An Obsidian Flake Associated With Burial #2 At Picuris Pueblo, Matthew Boulanger
Letter Report, Re: Analysis Of An Obsidian Flake Associated With Burial #2 At Picuris Pueblo, Matthew Boulanger
Anthropology Research
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Compositional Analysis By Pxrf Of Obsidian Artifacts From Picuris Pueblo (Ta-111) In Taos County, New Mexico, Matthew Boulanger
Compositional Analysis By Pxrf Of Obsidian Artifacts From Picuris Pueblo (Ta-111) In Taos County, New Mexico, Matthew Boulanger
Anthropology Research
No abstract provided.