Origins and Sources of Zuni Mountain Spotted Chert

2024/11/27 by Kellam Throgmorton, Philippe D. LeTourneau · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Archaeology and Rock Art Studies #Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies #African Botany and Ecology Studies

paper · doi:10.1080/00231940.2024.2425919

openalex publication_date 2024/11/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/26

Abstract

Zuni Mountain Spotted Chert is one of the most significant lithic materials in northwest New Mexico, but there are few published descriptions of the material or its sources. This article provides a geologic context for Zuni Mountain Spotted Chert and synthesizes sixty years of references and field observations to describe confirmed and probable source locations in western New Mexico.

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Discussions

• Where does Zuni Mountain Spotted Chert come from? Throgmorton & LeTourneau synthesize 60 years of data to identify its geological sources in western New Mexico. doi.org/10.1080/0023... #Archaeology # [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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