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Welcome to the International Association for Obsidian Studies (IAOS) home page. From here, you can find out about the IAOS and explore technical information related to obsidian characterization ("sourcing") studies and obsidian hydration dating methods.

NEW - IAOS BY-LAWS REVISIONS ARE IN THE WORKS: We're in the process of updating the IAOS By-laws and the IAOS President or Secretary-Treasurer would welcome membership comments (closing date is November 1, 2008). To have a look at the annotated proposed amended version, click HERE. For a clean copy incorporating all proposed changes, click HERE.

IAOS BULLETIN 39 (SUMMER 2008) IS OUT: All issues of the IAOS Bulletin are now available for downloading as Adobe Acrobat documents. Point, click, and print to complete your library. Please note that all older online issues of the IAOS Bulletin have been reprocessed and are now searchable.

CALL FOR PAPERS: SOURCING TECHNIQUES IN ARCHAEOLOGY SESSION FOR 2009 SAA MEETINGS: The intent of this proposed session is to bring together researchers who have applied or developed sourcing techniques to source archaeological artifacts. Contributions on applications of geochemical methods are strongly encouraged. For more information, please contact Dr. Mostafa Fayek (mfayek@unm.edu) at the University of New Mexico.

WORKSHOP ABSTRACTS: The Dating and Provenance of Obsidian and Ancient Manufactured Glasses workshop was held in Delphi, Greece, in February of 2008. Click HERE for a copy of the program and the abstracts and HERE for a look at the poster.

ESSENTIAL READING: Steve Shackley comes through again, this time with Obsidian: Geology And Archaeology In The North American Southwest (2005). Click HERE for more details.

FINGERPRINTS IN THE GREAT BASIN: This report, the result of a five-year study at Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada), sets the current gold standard for obsidian studies in the Great Basin. To download the entire volume or to take a look at the contents and introductory chapter, click HERE.

MORE ESSENTIAL READING: Another addition to the IAOS essential reading list is Geochemical Evidence for Long-Distance Exchange, edited by Michael D. Glascock. To order this volume from Amazon.com, click HERE.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES ONLINE: We've now added a membership payment option that is run through PayPal. Click HERE for the details.