6 sentences with 'obsidian'
Example sentences and phrases with the word obsidian and other words derived from it.
• « Australopithecus were the first to develop tool-making technology, chipping obsidian (volcanic glass) to make knives. »
• « Çatal Höyük was built on a site that had a large deposit of obsidian (also called volcanic glass). »
• « Tools made from Çatal Höyük obsidian have been discovered by archaeologists hundreds of kilometres away from Çatal Höyük itself; therefore, it is clear that this settlement was already part of long-distance trade networks, exchanging obsidian for other goods with other cities and towns. »
• « Weapons made of obsidian, jewellery made of jade, feathers woven into clothing and ornaments, and cocoa beans that were whipped into a chocolate drink formed the basis of trade. »
• « The sacrificial ceremony included cutting open the chest of a captured criminal or warrior with an obsidian knife and removing his still beating heart. »
• « From the coast they received shells; from Canada, copper; and from the Rocky Mountains, obsidian. »