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The Hoshikuso Pass is located northwest of Mount Kirigamine and northeast of Lake Suwa, in an area where numerous Japanese Paleolithic remains have been found. Obsidian, or hoshikuso (literally "star-shit") as it was known in the local dialect, was frequently used for stone tools and weapons in the Paleolithic and Jōmon periods as it could be easily fractured by lithic reduction to produce ...
The Hoshigatō obsidian mine site (星ヶ塔黒曜石原産地遺跡, Hoshigatō kokuyōseki gensanchi iseki) is a Jōmon period archaeological site consisting 193 shallow interconnected pits over a 35,000 square meter area, from which obsidian had been mined, located in what is now part of the town of Nagawa in the Chūbu region Japan.
The Komagata site is located at an elevation of 910 meters on a well-watered plain south of Mount Kirigamine near the southwestern foot of Mount Yatsugatake.It is flanked by the Aizawa River to the west and the Oshimizu River to the east, and is about ten kilometers south of high-quality obsidian seams at the Hoshikuso Pass obsidian mine site.
Obsidian projectile point.. Obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass that was an important part of the material culture of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.Obsidian was a highly integrated part of daily and ritual life, and its widespread and varied use may be a significant contributor to Mesoamerica's lack of metallurgy.
The source of obsidian for cultures inhabiting the territory of and around Greece was the island of Milos; the Starčevo–Körös–Criș culture obtained obsidian from sources in Hungary and Slovakia, while the Cardium-Impresso cultural complex acquired obsidian from the island outcrops of the central Mediterranean.
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Chinese firms control about 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concern over supply chain control and environmental risks, Washington-based global security nonprofit C4ADS has ...
Edziza obsidian found in coastal areas of southeast Alaska. Edziza obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass found at the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It occurs in at least four geological formations of the volcanic complex and was widely used by indigenous peoples during the pre-Columbian era.