20785
Accession Number
26213
Title Of Article Chaper
Comments on studies of thermal alteration of central Pennsylvania jasper
Title Of Journal Book
American antiquity: a quarterly review of American archaeology
Volume
49
Issue
1
Pages
168-173
Collation
1 fig.
Reference Bibliography
refs.
ISSN
0002-7316
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Comments are offered on heat treating experiments and archaeological studies by Schindler, Hatch, Hay, and Bradt concerning Bald Eagle jasper from central Pennsylvania. Their conclusions concerning aboriginal patterns of use of Bald Eagle jasper are critiqued. Their explanations for the effects of thermal alteration on jasper fracture properties are also questioned. (See also AATA <i>28-xxxx</i>.)
Keywords
thermal;alteration;USA (Pennsylvania);stone;heat; experimental archaeology;jasper
pub_id
20785