Abstract
Abstract The report presents the results of the characterization of obsidian from two Neolithic sites in Italy, Gaione on the Po Plain and Bevilacqua in Calabria. The comparison of neutron activation analyses made at laboratories in Milan and Bradford shows good agreement between the two. Neutron activation analysis is confirmed to be a reliable method for the sourcing of obsidian in Italy. A total of 17 pieces of obsidian from Gaione is examined; this makes it the Neolithic site with the largest number of samples analysed to date in northern Italy. Three different sources of obsidian are observed at the site: Lipari, Palmarola and Sardinia. In addition, the material from Gaione displays an association between lithic technology and the source of the obsidian. Specifically, obsidian from the island of Lipari is represented at Gaione principally in the form of blades. The six pieces analysed from Bevilacqua all come from Lipari. The report closes with a brief discussion of some of the implications of the results for the study of exchange systems in the Neolithic period.
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