[Special section on volcanic glass] PIXE PROVENANCING OF OBSIDIAN ARTEFACTS FROM PALEOLITHIC SITES IN KOREA

Authors

  • J. C. Kim School of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
  • D. K. Kim School of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
  • M. Youn AMS Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
  • C. C. Yun AMS Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
  • G. Park AMS Laboratory, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
  • H. J. Woo Korean Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Daejon, Korea
  • Mi-Young Hong Kijon Institute of Cultural Heritage, Suwon, Korea
  • G. K. Lee Museum of Chosun University, Kwangju, Korea

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7152/bippa.v27i0.11983

Abstract

The trace element composition (based on Fe, Rb, Sr, Zr) of 50 obsidian artefacts from the Hopyung, Samri and Shinbuk Paleolithic sites were measured by the external beam PIXE method using the 3 MV Tandetron Accelerator Facility at the Seoul National University AMS Laboratory. About 85% of these obsidians originated from the Paektusan volcano (Korea); obsidian of Japanese origin was found only at Shinbuk. INAA analyses on 6 obsidian samples from the Hahwageri and Junghnugri sites are in good agreement with our PIXE results and those of the previous report by Popov et al. (2005).

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Published

2007-09-05