Characterization of stone artifacts from the Middle and Late Neolithic to the Chalcolithic deposits of Drakaina Cave, Kephalonia, Ionia Islands: a mineralogical-geochemical approach of determination of local and “exotic” raw materials and their sources

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Characterization of stone artifacts from the Middle and Late Neolithic to the Chalcolithic deposits of Drakaina Cave, Kephalonia, Ionia Islands: a mineralogical-geochemical approach of determination of local and "exotic" raw materials and their sources

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dc.date.accessioned: 2021-08-04T20:53:38Z
dc.date.available: 2021-08-04T20:53:38Z

dc.date.issued: 2020-02
dc.identifier.uri: http://ermis.di.ionio.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/1147
dc.description: This work presents the results of the mineralogical, petrographic, and geochemical study carried out on representative samples from the large assemblage of the Neolithic stone artifacts found in Drakaina Cave, in Kefalonia Island, western Greece. The aim of this study is the determination of the raw materials used for the manufacture of lithic/ stone implements, as well as their possible sources.
dc.language.iso: en
dc.subject: Neolithic stone artifacts
dc.subject: Lithic tools
dc.subject: Raw materials
dc.subject: Kefalonia
dc.subject: Ionian Islands
dc.title: Characterization of stone artifacts from the Middle and Late Neolithic to the Chalcolithic deposits of Drakaina Cave, Kephalonia, Ionia Islands: a mineralogical-geochemical approach of determination of local and "exotic" raw materials and their sources
dc.type: Working Paper


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This work presents the results of the mineralogical, petrographic, and geochemical study carried out on representative samples from the large assemblage of the Neolithic stone artifacts found in Drakaina Cave, in Kefalonia Island, western Greece. The aim of this study is the determination of the raw materials used for the manufacture of lithic/ stone implements, as well as their possible sources.

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