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La datación por obsidiana y la arqueología del este de África
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|January 28, 1983
Resumen
Nuevos métodos permiten una hidratación precisa de la obsidiana para los sitios arqueológicos de Kenia. Esto revela la ocupación humana en Prospect Farm que se remonta a hace 120.000 años.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias Arqueológicas Ciencia Arqueológica
- La geoquímica es la geoquímica.
Sus antecedentes:
- La datación por hidratación de obsidiana es crucial para las cronologías arqueológicas.
- Los métodos anteriores carecían de precisión para diversos tipos de obsidiana de Kenia.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para establecer tasas de hidratación específicas para varias composiciones de obsidiana de Kenia.
- Para refinar el marco cronológico de los sitios arqueológicos en Kenia.
Principales métodos:
- Desarrollo de nuevos procedimientos experimentales para el análisis de la hidratación de la obsidiana.
- Aplicación de las tasas de hidratación establecidas a los artefactos del sitio de Prospect Farm.
Principales resultados:
- Se determinaron tasas de hidratación específicas para numerosos tipos de composición de obsidiana.
- Los artefactos de Prospect Farm indican la presencia humana que se extiende hasta hace 120.000 años.
Conclusiones:
- Los nuevos métodos de datación proporcionan una cronología más precisa para la prehistoria de Kenia.
- Prospect Farm es un sitio clave para comprender la ocupación humana temprana en la región.
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