International Association for Obsidian Studies (IAOS) - http://www.peak.org/obsidian/
Organization with the goal of providing access to resources that will be of use to the international community of researchers working with obsidian glass. Features articles, news, membership details, bibliography, and links to related sites. |
Obsidian Hydration Analysis (OHA) - http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/archaeology/dating/dat_obsid.html
This exhibit contains information on a technique used to determine the age of antiquities. |
Obsidian Hydration Dating - http://id-archserve.ucsb.edu/Anth3/Courseware/Chronology/10_Obsidian_Hydration.html
Provides information on this dating process, the hydration profile, the process and limitations of the technique. |
The Obsidian Clock - http://www.ornl.gov/info/reporter/no7/clock.htm
A press release from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory reporting that by using secondary ionization mass spectrometry, experimental calibration, and sophisticated modeling methods; is developing a technique to accurately determine when an obsidian tool was crafted. |