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"Obsidian Represented The Main Raw Material With Which The Inhabitants Of Çatalhöyük Made Their Flaked Stone Tools, Despite The Fact That The Nearest Sources Of This Material Lay Some 190 Km Away....The Vast Majority Of The Obsidian Found At Çatalhöyük Came From Two Different Volcanoes In Southern Cappadocia: Göllü Dağ And Nenezi Dağ" (Nomin File)
"Quiriqua Had Became The Capital Of An Autonomous And Prosperous State : The Extraction Of Jade And Obsidian In The Upper Valley Of The Rio Motagua, Which Was Tightly Controlled, Gave Rise To A Profitable Goods Trade With The Coastal Ports Of The Caribbean" (Ab Eval)
"The Rapa Nui People Had A Stone Age Culture And Made Extensive Use Of Local Stone .... Obsidian, A Volcanic Glass With Sharp Edges Used For Sharp-Edged Implements Such As Mataa And For The Black Pupils Of The Eyes Of The Moai." (Wiki). There Were 4 Sites Of Obsidian Mining On The Island All Of Which Are Within The Nominated Area - See Link
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'Heaps Of By-Products Of Obsidian Knapping Activities Alternate With Natural Exposures, And With Glittering Stretches Of Land. This Is An Impressive Sight Over Thousands Of Square Meters, Where Randomly Abandoned Volcanic-Glass Implements Reflect The Light Of The Sun. The Relationship Between Modern Human Groups And Obsidian Sources Is In Full Sight. - Unesco Description
'Obsidian Has Been Quarried From The Site For The Past 12,000 Years. Highly Valued For Its Sharpness, Obsidian Was Used By Native Americans Throughout The Western United States And Canada As Knives, Spear/Arrow Tips, And Other Ceremonial And Sharp-Edged Objects. Thousands Of Pounds Of Obsidian Was Transported Thousands Of Miles To Ohio Using The Missouri, Mississippi, And Ohio Rivers Between ~200bc And ~400ad For Use As Ceremonial Goods By The Hopewell Culture.' - Wiki
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'The Continent-Wide Reach Of The Interactions Of This Culture Is Evident In Raw Materials Such As Mica, Copper, And Obsidian Brought From As Far Away As The Rocky Mountains More Than 2,500 Kilometres Distant. The Quantity, Diversity, And Aesthetic Quality Of These Artefacts Have Few Equals In The History Of American Indian Artistry.' - Ab Evaluation