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Why is obsidian so ideal In studies of prehistoric exchange?

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Rare property of obsidian that is advantageous to archaeologists is that it occurs in volcanic flows that are remarkably homogeneous in chemical composition within a flow, but preserve elemental signatures that are unique to volcanic centers, and in some cases individual flows.

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