This open access volume is edited by Johnson, Freund, and Tripcevich
The volume results from the 2021 International Obsidian Conference (IOC), a virtual symposium held in the spring of 2021. Originally scheduled as an in-person event at the University of California, Berkeley, the conference transitioned to a virtual venue due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. More than 70 participants from a wide range of time zones stayed up into the wee hours of the night to hear the presentations and engage with others who share a passion for obsidian. Obsidian studies are a robust facet of archaeology, and this volume highlights a diverse range of research themes. Seven chapters in this volume feature studies from across the globe, organized broadly by region, including Europe, Africa, Central America, and South America. A separate section with an additional two chapters presents methodological developments in the field. The digital version is linked to 28 data files that are distributed as Supplementary Materials.
The volume contains contributions by M. Steven Shackley, Lucas Johnson et al., Kata Furholt, Clive Bonsall et al., Dagmara Werra et al., Benjamin Smith et al., Emiliano Melgar Tísoc, et al., Donna Nash, Franco Foresta Martin et al., and Nico Tripcevich et al.