Around 6,000 BC, someone moved Siberian obsidian 1,200 miles from its source. Modern isotope analysis and petrology techniques reveal these long-distance connections, showing established trade routes existed even in relatively egalitarian societies. The scale of coordination required is remarkable for communities without central authorities 🏔️🔬 Fascinating window into early complexity
8,000-year-old Siberian obsidian traveled 1,200 miles from source
Key facts
- Siberian island obsidian dated to 8,000 years ago traveled 1,200 miles (2,000 km) from source
- Established trade routes existed even in egalitarian societies
- Modern laboratory techniques (isotope analysis, petrology) essential for tracing artifact origins
Sources
Provenance analysis of obsidian artifacts from the Indigirka River ...sciencedirect.com
This is a remarkable example of super-long-distance transport / exchange of obsidian in prehistory of Siberian Arctic, and it testifies in favor of extensive ...
[PDF] obsidian procurement and use in the Mesolithic of High Arctic ...par.nsf.gov
In this paper, we present the first results of obsidian provenance study for the insular Siberian Arctic which is one of the most remote parts of the world ...
Locations of Ushki cluster and obsidian sources used by its ...researchgate.net
Obsidian use at the Ushki Lake Complex, Kamchatka Peninsula (Northeastern Siberia): implications for Terminal Pleistocene and early Holocene human migrations.
Neolithic obsidian tools found on 9000-year-old hill in northwestern ...tehrantimes.com
By 6000 BC farming was entrenched on the banks of the Nile River. About this time, agriculture was developed independently in the Far East ...
Determination of the source for prehistoric obsidian artifacts from the ...academia.edu
It seems that obsidian was northeastern Siberian region. The radius of ... 6000 BP or even earlier. found at the lower Kolyma River sites. Current ...
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