Redefining the Working Assumptions of Obsidian Hydration Dating (2009)
Stevenson, Christopher M, Gottesman, Mike, Macko, Michael
Recent experimental work has shown that the rate of hydration is significantly influenced by the amount of intrinsic water (0H-) contained within the unweathered obsidian. A value for the intrinsic...
Evaluation of Chert Patination as a Dating Technique: A Case Study from Fort Hood, Texas. (1998)
Frederick, Charles D., Glasscock, Michael D., Neff, Hector, Stevenson, Christopher M.
This paper reports the results of a controlled study of chert weathering at Fort Hood, Texas. Petrographic examination and measurement of the white patina associated with 105 archeological artifacts...