| 单词 | obsidian |
| 例句 | One of the floating obsidian hoverboards waited, bobbing up and down above a rail. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The chariot was inlaid with obsidian and gold, decorated with scenes of painful death. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Her brilliant obsidian eyes were unreadable, but her smile was friendly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In their hands were adatls and obsidian darts to throw with them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A moment later the sleek black head appeared; two dense obsidian eyes stared at the sleeping mouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “You know,” she says, “Yucatecos believe obsidian holds magic. A doorway to bring lost ones together.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Looming on the horizon was a palace of glittering black obsidian. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z This bident was six feet tall and protruded from an obsidian base. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She picked up a chunk of jagged black obsidian and crept to the left. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The pain in her head erupted, so violent that her vision went obsidian, and she stopped thinking clearly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Beneath the bill his eyes spark like obsidian chips. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The knives were old things: the hilts were made of bone, while the blades were chipped, volcanic glass, black as jet, with white snowflake-shapes frozen forever into the obsidian. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A solar panel gleamed like shadowy obsidian atop a tall metal pipe that reached beyond the canopy of broad leaves. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They stood on wide, flat oblong slabs of obsidian that hovered over the amethyst rails. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I even saw Fela off in the corner of the shop, chipping carefully away at a piece of obsidian the size of a large loaf of bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Shell beads from Florida, obsidian from the Rocky Mountains, and mica from Tennessee found their way to the Northeast. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I think of my lost obsidian pendant Lita gave me four centuries ago. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Turquoise, macaw and parrot feathers, seashells, obsidian, flint, and animal hides were among the many items traded among all the peoples who were part of this trade network. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Just a block of homes burning and sinking into the obsidian sea that had swallowed the city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The slab, which had become a chair, was obsidian black. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Their eyes were black as obsidian in the night. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He was the cold presence Hazel had felt earlier—like a vast deposit of obsidian, so heavy that Hazel couldn’t possibly move it, powerful and indestructible and completely devoid of emotion. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Laboratory tests revealed that the obsidian they used was brought from deposits on New Britain, an island 250 miles away. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Bright with banners, obsidian blades gleaming in the sun, the army advanced on the long-term enemy it had routed so many times before—and was utterly defeated. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It spread its metal wings, blinked its obsidian eyes, and flew around the room. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that he was ugly—in fact, his tanned face was rather pleasant, but there was something nasty about his demeanor, about his obsidian eyes as they shifted and met her own. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My hand trembles as I hold my obsidian pendant out to Ben. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His legs were massive columns, his face a crag, with a granite-hard jaw and eyes black as chunks of obsidian beneath their painted lids. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Black obsidian walls reflected the dim silver glow leaking out of a closed clamshell-like container atop a pedestal. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z His obsidian eyes glittered as his grip tightened on her neck. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Another group got a deep black the color of obsidian for Moth House. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They moved the sand around and uncovered obsidian arrowheads he could sell to old men in camp for fifty cents apiece. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z New Ireland, however, has no natural deposits of obsidian. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes as black as the obsidian dangling above our heads pinned me where I stood. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was a cold, soundless night, black as obsidian, and Ben could only follow the sound of Sammy’s insistent plunge toward the ocean. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a greasy black bird almost as large as an eagle, with a jagged beak like an obsidian knife. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The hall they inhabited was many times the size of the cottage; the floor was of onyx, and the pillars were of obsidian. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Deep claw marks gouged the obsidian stage where we’d just been standing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A strange glow fills the obsidian in her pendant. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He started to rise, to open his mouth, to tell them there had been a mistake . . . and then he saw Ser Alliser studying him, eyes shiny as two flakes of obsidian, and he knew. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Brian helped me with it, and together we found garnets and granite and obsidian and Mexican crazy lace, and more and more turquoise. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Standing on the wide veranda that encompassed the obsidian clock tower, Celaena tried not to shiver. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I grip my obsidian pendant in my hand—and then I hear it. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His obsidian black robes seemed to pull most of the sunlight out of the room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I hold up my pendant to the sky, centering the dwarf sun in the middle of the obsidian. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The girls’ lies cut through me with the sharpness of an obsidian knife. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Into the Midwest came seashells from the Gulf of Mexico, silver from Ontario, fossil shark’s teeth from Chesapeake Bay, and obsidian from Yellowstone. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Everywhere I turned were walls of flames, and the sky was an obsidian sea. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His horse and his armor were grey, but his cloak was the rippling blue-and-red of Riverrun, and a shiny black fish, wrought in gold and obsidian, pinned its folds against his shoulder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We all collapsed, exhausted, on the obsidian graveL My limbs felt like lead. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “No; I’ve relaxed it recently, as you suggested,” the duke replied, rotating the obsidian ring around his thick finger. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His face was profoundly wrinkled and black, like a mask of obsidian. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you hold it up to the sun, its light glows through the obsidian.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Gripping my obsidian pendant, I wonder if Lita will watch the fire snake through the smoky glass, when he finally reunites with his mother. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z All were seasoned rangers, armed with obsidian as well as steel, warhoms slung across their saddles should they need to summon help. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A huge raised dais stood at the far end of the room, atop which rested an obsidian throne inlaid with silver and ivory skulls. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z At the bottom stretched a nightmarish version of the Grand Canyon: a river of fire cutting a path through a jagged obsidian crevasse, the glowing red current casting horrible shadows across the cliff faces. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He had put aside the heavy plate and helm he'd worn as the Knight of the Gate for the lighter leather-and-mail of an outrider, but his obsidian fish still fastened his cloak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The golden dust of the spider settled on the obsidian rocks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Pottery, obsidian, and fishhooks similarly testify to some Jomon trade with Korea, Russia, and Okinawa—as does the arrival of the half-a-dozen Asian mainland crops that I already mentioned. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He had obsidian eyes that looked as if they could punch holes in steel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The eroding objects were arranged by color gradation, with the outer ring made of black volcanic ash, the second ring a gray obsidian and the center an off-white crystal. Why Celebrities Are So Into the Artist Daniel Arsham 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z This bleak, funny observation glints like a bit of obsidian held in the hand for a moment, but the spell cast by this richly textured new play is ultimately optimistic. | 'Kin': No Connection Is Too Far, or Unlikely 2011-03-22T02:01:24Z Writing on his own for the theater, unfortunately, Mr. Coen comes across as an obsidian chip off a couple of old blocks. | 'Happy Hour': ?Happy Hour,? One-Act Plays by Ethan Coen - Review 2011-12-06T03:01:00Z Slicing with obsidian, I peeled the fur off and then the muscle and tendons. How to Prepare Now for the Complete End of the World 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Many tools found were of obsidian, whose closest source was a 60-mile trek away. This Shoe Had Prada Beat by 5,500 Years 2010-06-09T22:31:00Z With the audience thus arrayed, the oldest one unfolded his fist to reveal some shards of obsidian he had collected. A Remarkable Rail Journey Into the Horn of Africa’s Past, and Future 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z And in Virginia he watches two ravens circle above him, “quorking to each other, glinting like chips of obsidian in the sunlight.” Review | Deep in the heart of Virginia, it’s man vs. bear 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z In his early years as a sculptor, Othoniel tried working with wax, sulfur and obsidian, before moving to glass. A Glittering Honor for a Master of Glass 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z This translated to unique soundscapes that often feel lacquered but jarring, like jagged obsidian. Kate Bush's bewitching "The Dreaming" turns 40 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The hillside is lined for miles with broken bits of obsidian, a glass-sharp and bleak landscape that stretches along the road Mr. Vendome traveled to handpick the pieces he used in his designs. Special Report: A Cut Above: Jewelry: Jewelers Attracted to Mysterious and Ancient Obsidian 2011-03-17T14:30:44Z The allure of the obsidian notwithstanding, gimmicks are not entirely absent. Art in Review: Olafur Eliasson: ‘Volcanoes and shelters’ 2012-11-15T23:25:56Z The figure’s blank, jet-black eyes are made from imported obsidian, staring out toward eternity, while gilded garments glisten against black skin. How good is the King Tut exhibition? An art critic weighs in 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z At the Big Obsidian Flow, an eruption covered more than a square mile with volcanic glass, pumice and smooth, black obsidian. Lava lands add geologic ‘wow’ to Bend’s big attractions 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z The black bangs across her forehead are as sharp and severe as an obsidian blade, but her eyebrows are as downy and pale as a baby’s. | 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo': ?The Girl With Dragon Tattoo? ? Movie Review 2011-12-19T18:19:04Z When the remainder of the wedding party arrived in Bend we organized an outing to see a giant field of obsidian — or “dragon glass,” if you’re a fan of “Game of Thrones.” Lava lands add geologic ‘wow’ to Bend’s big attractions 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z “This here I found chasing a poacher,” Mr. Moles said of one such tooth, its pristine seven-inch surface polished to an obsidian gloss. Virginia’s Lost History 2012-11-22T18:48:32Z There, Ms. Slemmons was struck by the jewelry in Tomb 7, which, in addition to gold and silver, was made of materials including shell, coral, amber, pearls, turquoise, obsidian and bone. A Jewelry Maker Who Goes Far Beyond Metal 2012-12-06T16:07:04Z The book’s pages, shaded soft green and mustard yellow at first, turn the color of bruises, obsidian black and purplish gray. What Does War Feel Like to a Child? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Add obsidian, shells, textiles and turquoise to the list. For curators, the quest to build 'Golden Kingdoms' for Getty exhibit leads to stunning surprises 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Blank, jet-black eyes are made from imported obsidian, staring out toward eternity. How good is the King Tut exhibition? An art critic weighs in 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z From King’s pulp classic, Kubrick sculpted his own work of gleaming obsidian art. ‘Doctor Sleep’ tries to reconcile the visions of Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick. But is that possible? 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z After settling in Taxco, he created silver objects that reflected local life and Mexican flora and fauna, such as a silver owl with obsidian eyes and a monkey paperweight. An American in Mexico 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Because of the size of the blocks from which it is extracted, its varying degrees of homogeneity and its rarity, obsidian is best used for jewelry and other small objects. Special Report: A Cut Above: Jewelry: Jewelers Attracted to Mysterious and Ancient Obsidian 2011-03-17T14:30:44Z The master bedroom is turquoise, the bathroom a dark obsidian green. On the bright side: bringing colour home 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z Her previous work was mostly obsidian, but now has added variegated pigmentation and objects such as hair bows and beads that give the paintings more visual voltage. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in August 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Choices include Indian jade, white lotus and obsidian which, they claim, will get rid the user of any negative energy in their aura, and anywhere else they stick it. Something for the weekend, sir? The latest in sex tech 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Other pieces depict more quotidian scenes, borrowed from Mayan and Aztec codices, of women giving birth or looking into obsidian mirrors. | An 84-Year-Old Ceramist’s New York Moment 2014-03-03T23:45:27Z Like Davis’s first novel, “The Earthquake Room,” “X” is lyrical and nonlinear, with sentences that feel like carved obsidian: dark, sharp and shiny. The Dystopia Has Just Arrived 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z The shoes are especially brilliant, the white blindingly so, the black a polished obsidian. Six years after the fire, Peggy Cooper Cafritz has a new home and collection 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z There is a haunting mask made of polished chunks of jade, conch shell, coral and obsidian, with startled, glaring eyes. Critic’s Notebook: Maya Treasures Visit Los Angeles to Help Build a Musuem 2014-01-17T22:54:32Z Circe’s father, Helios, lives in a palace of “polished obsidian . . . the stone floors smoothed by centuries of divine feet.” Review | The original nasty woman is a goddess for our times 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z “Arrival” A giant space octopus descends to Earth in an obsidian coffee table and teaches Amy Adams how to tell time. The Rex Reed of Central Texas dares to predict the Oscar for best film 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z A typical example: “The moon is a sickled leopard’s tooth pinned to obsidian, its light silvering the violent undulations scoring the skin of your unforgiving water.” Review: ‘Wolf in the River,’ Adam Rapp’s Latest Tale of the Dysfunctional and Dispossessed 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z “There are many shades of obsidian,” she said. Special Report: A Cut Above: Jewelry: Jewelers Attracted to Mysterious and Ancient Obsidian 2011-03-17T14:30:44Z The rough, bush-hammered concrete walls, which reveal the black obsidian stones used in their making, were only cleaned and holes in them were plugged, sometimes with obsidian, to mimic the texture around them. A Look at the Met Breuer Before the Doors Open 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z “I discovered miles of black hillside covered with broken chunks of obsidian,” he said. Special Report: A Cut Above: Jewelry: Jewelers Attracted to Mysterious and Ancient Obsidian 2011-03-17T14:30:44Z He still occasionally works in obsidian, a black volcanic glass. A Glittering Honor for a Master of Glass 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z You know, the obsidian slabs we stare into at all hours of the day, even long after the sun has set. Is blue light actually harmful to your sleep? Why the science isn't so clear on this popular belief 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Two sculptures are massive chunks of black obsidian, a glassy volcanic rock formed deep underground and a material found at many Mesoamerican archaeological sites. Review: Blockbuster beauty and epic disaster intertwine in Julian Charrière's art 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The sword, also on display in the exhibit, is a flat wooden club with a groove where razor-sharp obsidian - a type of volcanic glass - would have been wedged in. Rare Aztec ritual offerings put on display in Mexico exhibit 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The technology exists to use nuclear waste as fuel, and to turn waste into a glasslike substance similar to obsidian that can then be stored deep in the earth. Nuclear power: ‘We need emission-free energy’ 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z In Fire Weather, Vaillant travels to a city where money rules, nature is an object of conquest, and a ridge on the land has been “weeping raw bitumen that glistened like liquid obsidian.” When a Wildfire Burns a City Built for Extracting Oil 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Militarily, bronze weapons completely shifted the balance of power in warfare; an army equipped with bronze spear and arrowheads and bronze armor was much more effective than one wielding wooden, copper, or obsidian implements. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z This wealth came from trading in crafts, agricultural products, obsidian tools, cloth, ceramics, and artwork. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z For modern day researchers, the obsidian columns of Yellowstone have helped to reveal the travels and migration of people thousands of years ago. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z If you live inland and you can’t afford jade, you’re more likely to utilize other materials like obsidian or agate or whatever other natural gemstone that they had access to. The jeweler behind 'Black Panther 2' reveals one last Easter egg you might've missed 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z In 2018, while tunneling beneath a Plaza of the Columns pyramid, Sugiyama and her team uncovered a magnificent cache of figurines, jewelry, obsidian knives, and arrowheads. Sacrificed monkey suggests peaceful ties between ancient Mesoamerican powers 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z At various stops, we see remnants of the Indians’ time — rounded depressions, mostly, which served as firepits inside their teepees, along with an obsidian arrowhead that Mark finds at our second camp. In Idaho, R & R means rapids and relaxation 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z It seems clear that their wealth was derived from trade in agricultural products, woven items, clay vessels, and especially obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z X-ray fluorescence technology has been used to identify the unique geochemical fingerprint of each separate deposit of obsidian, pinpointing the provenance of artifacts found elsewhere. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Beneath the altar he found the spear point as well as obsidian blades, spiny oyster shells and fragments of greenstone. Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Weapons made of obsidian, jewelry crafted from jade, feathers woven into clothing and ornaments, and cacao beans that were whipped into a chocolate drink formed the basis of commerce. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z For example, the First Nations of British Columbia extracted obsidian from volcanic regions for tools and traded it up and down the coast. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it can be chipped to create a razor-sharp edge, obsidian would have been a highly valued trade item for people in need of effective tools for butchering and other chores. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Archaeologists at Yale recently deployed the X-ray fluorescence technology on obsidian artifacts that was gathered at the university’s Peabody Museum in the 1960s from two key sites in southwestern Iran. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z In Maya cosmology, Dr. Scherer explained, flint connoted warfare and the sun or sky; obsidian, darkness and sacrifice. Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z From the coast they received shells; from Canada, copper; and from the Rocky Mountains, obsidian. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z This is a common component of volcanic ash and rocks like obsidian. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The obsidian of Çatalhöyük was obtained from a nearby volcano and traded to people as far away as Syria and Cyprus. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z There are at least eight known obsidian quarry sites in Yellowstone and many others in the region. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Researchers also located nearby burial grounds of adults and children, who were interred with obsidian and flint tools, offerings and other belongings. Archaeologists discover ancient Mayan city on construction site 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z She also had flowstone and a rare kind of red obsidian, which originated outside of the UK. Author Anne Bronte a skilled geologist, research shows 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Lava domes are accumulations of silica-rich volcanic rock, such as rhyolite and obsidian. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The massive city of Teotihuacán dominated trade in obsidian, salt, cotton, cacao, and marine shells across southern Mexico and greatly influenced cultures like that of the Zapotec. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z All obsidian shares certain critical features that made it indispensable. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Each year, thousands of victims were led to the altar atop the Great Temple, where priests carved out their hearts using obsidian knives. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Harbor seals patrolling the frigid waters, their obsidian eyes taking my stare and turning it back on me. ‘The Whole Place Feels Wrong’: Voices Across America on What the Climate Crisis Stole 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Typically, substances like coal, pearl, opal, or obsidian that do not fit the definition of a mineral are called mineraloids. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z There is evidence of a robust trade in pottery and valued materials like obsidian, magnetite, and shells, likely carried out by merchants traveling across the larger region. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “If you look at a surgical scalpel and a fresh obsidian flake under a microscope, the obsidian edge makes the surgical scalpel look like a dull ax,” Dr. Frahm said. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z But the village was best known at the time for its obsidian products. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the original model, Microsoft’s latest foldable will be available in glacier white, in addition to a new obsidian black colorway. How Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 compares with Samsung’s flagship foldable 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Typically, substances like coal, pearl, opal, or obsidian that do not fit the definition of a mineral are called mineraloids. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z When it comes to the overall design, the device features thinner bezels and sells in both “glacier” and “obsidian” color variants. How to preorder the Surface Duo 2 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z One archaeological survey found 59 different places where obsidian was quarried in some fashion. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z “At least as cataloged in the HPTP, none of these sites are burial or massacre sites; they are primarily locations where the tribes’ ancestors gathered obsidian to make arrowheads,” Du said. Tribes lose bid to block digging at lithium mine in Nevada 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z “At least as catalogued in the HPTP, none of these sites are burial or massacre sites; they are primarily locations where the tribes’ ancestors gathered obsidian to make arrowheads,” Du said. Tribes lose bid to block digging at lithium mine in Nevada 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z It slithered down from remote crags to hunt people until the creator, G’mok’am’c, butchered it with an obsidian blade. Native Americans no longer silent as racial tensions build amid new Klamath water crisis 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The chassis itself is made of an aluminum alloy, which Asus describes as “mineral gray” with an “obsidian velvet” texture. Asus launches $499.99 Chromebook Flip CM5 with AMD Ryzen 5 processors 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z X-ray fluorescence tracked the source of the “spirit mirror” obsidian to Mexico to reveal its Aztec origins. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The city grew rich from 100 B.C. to 550 A.D., thanks to extensive trade networks and a thriving craft-based economy that produced goods including ceramics, garments and especially razor-sharp obsidian blades. Illegal building threatens conservation of ancient Mexican metropolis 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z His weapons and regalia were a heap of burned fabric and blackened obsidian and flint. ‘There’s good fire and bad fire.’ An Indigenous practice may be key to preventing wildfires 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z In his mirror, often represented by an obsidian stone, Tezcalipoca was said to be able to see everything, all the deeds and thoughts of humans. In pictures: Day of the Dead in Covid times 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z The new toolmakers upgraded to smaller, portable, obsidian blades capable of far more precision than the crude hand axes, Potts and colleagues reported in a series of papers published in 2018. How climate disruptions revolutionized ancient human toolmaking 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Area tribes “all knew about it, all the archaeological sites in Montana that are important have some form or another of obsidian, and most of it comes from this place — Obsidian Cliff,” Dr. MacDonald said. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The ocean is as black as chipped obsidian, yet whichever way you look dozens of bright lights illuminate the water and the night sky. Cat and mouse on the high seas: on the trail of China's vast squid fleet 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Agustin Robles returned to selling carved masks and obsidian figures near the Pyramid of the Sun for the first time in months Thursday. Mexican archaeological ruins reopen with masks, distancing 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Experts say the metropolis of around 100,000 people grew rich between 100 B.C. to 550 A.D. thanks to a bustling economy that produced crafts including razor-sharp obsidian blades for knives and weapons. Teotihuacan pyramids, top Mexican tourist draw, reopen to public 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z And because the closest sources of obsidian were dozens of kilometers away, it was likely the site’s occupants traded for it, Potts says. How climate disruptions revolutionized ancient human toolmaking 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z In the early 1890s, excavators digging in Mound 25 at the Hopewell location near Chillicothe, Ohio, found an altar with more than 100 burned and broken obsidian spear points, also known as bifaces. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z She excavated in the valley and analyzed data on the number of villages occupied, the amount of debris created by manufacturing obsidian tools, and changes in controlled burns as revealed by tree ring data. From Black Death to fatal flu, past pandemics show why people on the margins suffer most 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z But I was coughing up jet black sputum — obsidian black, as black as your cell phone. What it feels like to survive COVID-19’s dreaded “cytokine storm” 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z The sun lounged on obsidian water, masking a secret world where land and sea swap places, and past, present and future collide. Creatures in This Underwater Forest Could Save Your Life One Day 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z In the Mexican state of Morelos, 85 kilometers south of the city, for example, he found towns full of Teotihuacan-style ceramics and obsidian from the city’s heyday. ‘Astounding new finds’ suggest ancient empire may be hiding in plain sight 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z About three-fourths the obsidian at Hopewell has been traced back to Obsidian Cliff using the X-ray tech. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The apartment entrance walls are coral red and obsidian black, painted in the local style of stucco veneziano. Who Was Carlo Scarpa? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z It’s black and smooth, like polished obsidian, and inscribed on its surface is a name: Nahualli Remote Robot. The smoking mirror 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z "So I realized that these were small black fragments with a glassy appearance, something like obsidian in appearance, but definitely more fragile," Petrone continued. Pompeii shocker: Vitrified brains from volcano victim discovered 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z She tracks the cultural explosion, triggered by technological discovery, that gathered pace with the first trade in obsidian blades in East Africa at least 320,000 years ago. The rise of the greedy-brained ape 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z There is so much that the obsidian here could fill 3,000 stadiums the size of the Rose Bowl in California, Dr. MacDonald said. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z They crafted stone tools from a nearby outcrop of obsidian. In the Ethiopian Mountains, Ancient Humans Were Living the High Life 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The “Vit Plant” will treat tank waste, turning it into a glasslike substance similar to obsidian, which must then be stored on-site until ultimate disposal in a deep geologic facility. Hanford cleanup’s frustrating, yet astonishing, achievements 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Sourced from different deposits, obsidian looks about the same, but depending on where it comes from, its chemical makeup differs. How Yellowstone became the "most scientifically contested piece of ground in America" 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z You will always find obsidian flakes and fractured arrowheads littering the ground in these spots. In Patagonia, a Duel With an Epic Trout 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Like Mr. Wescott, people still harvest the glassy stone to create obsidian tools or to hunt with atlatls and arrows with obsidian points. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z She wears a ring made of bullet casing, with the round made of obsidian. 'Work that never ends': the lawyers fighting for migrants stuck at the border 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Further burrowing turned up not only more pottery but also tools of obsidian and a great cache of human bones, which had lain undisturbed and unusually well preserved over thousands of years. Is Ancient DNA Research Revealing New Truths — or Falling Into Old Traps? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z At another excavation in Indiana, blades made of Yellowstone obsidian were found over 1,200 straight-line miles from the park. How Yellowstone became the "most scientifically contested piece of ground in America" 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z Her earrings, obsidian chandelier dangles heavy as hood ornaments, cast prismatic shadows on her clavicle and seemed to threaten the general integrity of her otherwise regal posture. Lady Gaga Isn’t Done Shape-Shifting Yet 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The name of the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca was Lord of the Smoking Mirror, a reference to obsidian. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The ministry says items buried with the dead included storage jars with painted decorations, bronze swords and daggers, copper, obsidian and flint arrowheads, jewelry and seal stones. Bronze swords, other items found in plundered Greek cemetery 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z In a tweet early Tuesday, CEO Elon Musk said obsidian black and metallic silver will still be available, but at a higher cost. Tesla cuts number of stock colors to streamline production 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z In Ohio, over 1,400 airline miles from Yellowstone, hundreds of objects unearthed at a Hopewell culture site were made of Yellowstone obsidian. How Yellowstone became the "most scientifically contested piece of ground in America" 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z The next destination on the list was an office building that gleamed like black obsidian. How E-Commerce Is Transforming Rural China 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In ancient Mexico, powdered obsidian was mixed with quartz and sprinkled in someone’s eyes to treat cataracts. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Armed with years of practice, detailed anatomical knowledge, and obsidian blades sharper than today's surgical steel, they made an incision in the thin space between two vertebrae in the neck, expertly decapitating the body. Feeding the gods: Hundreds of skulls reveal massive scale of human sacrifice in Aztec capital 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Etna, facing the sea, where the soils are studded with obsidian. Cool white wines from hot climates 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Instead of bulky hand axes, the tools scattered throughout the site are small, finely crafted points carved from black volcanic glass called obsidian. Scientists find evidence of paint, complex tools and climate chaos at the dawn of humanity 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The researchers described obsidian tools that were smaller, more carefully crafted and more specialized than larger stone tools called handaxes used by earlier human species. Earliest Homo sapiens exhibited unexpected sophistication 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z They abandoned simple hand axes in favour of smaller and more advanced blades made from obsidian and other materials obtained from distant sources. Advances in human behaviour came surprisingly early in Stone Age 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The toolmakers were highly selective about their raw materials, importing obsidian from up to 90 kilometers away. Signs of symbolic behavior emerged at the dawn of our species in Africa 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z So, when the lava cools it forms different rock types, such as basalt, pumice and obsidian. The Versatile Volcanic Rock That’s Showing Up in Home Décor 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z But obsidian doesn't naturally occur in the basin — it had to have been carried from many miles away. Scientists find evidence of paint, complex tools and climate chaos at the dawn of humanity 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the backyard, Clark leads an impromptu flint knapping lesson, using obsidian nodules strewn about the lawn. How a Mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in Mexico—and ended up losing his faith 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z New technologies bring new terrors — some prehistoric version of a showrunner doubtless had spine-chilling stories to tell of Science Gone Too Far, involving the wheel or fire or the obsidian arrowhead. Amazon's new anthology series 'Electric Dreams' deftly examines familiar sci-fi ground 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z But, the obsidian and cicada pendant I deliberately keep with me. What’s in your bag, Dani Deahl? 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z But daily life is on display, too, in the form of jaw-dropping murals that once adorned the apartments of the elite and obsidian blades produced by working-class people. Visit 1,000-year-old Mexican city online and in a museum 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Analysis of the stone revealed that nearly half the tools were carved from obsidian that originated 15 to 30 miles away across rugged terrain. Scientists find evidence of paint, complex tools and climate chaos at the dawn of humanity 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z There's citrine for business and personal power, lapis lazuli for communication, or black obsidian for grounding and protection. This Woman Multitasks as a Crystals Expert, Career Coach and Goop's In-House Shaman 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z This is basically, and literally, a new coat of dark “obsidian” paint. DJI’s new Mavic Pro Platinum is quieter and stays in the air longer 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z The obsidian I found at the base of a volcano in Tequila, Mexico, and it supposedly helps to shield against negativity, resentment toward others, and anger. What’s in your bag, Dani Deahl? 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Unlike the finely made arrow points and razor-sharp obsidian that Des Lauriers had previously found on the island, these jagged flakes had been crudely knocked off of chunky beach cobbles. Most archaeologists think the first Americans arrived by boat. Now, they’re beginning to prove it 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Known as obsidian in the real world, dragonglass kills white walkers and also creates them if stabbed into a human heart by the Children of the Forest. 'Game of Thrones': Three burning questions and six characters we'd like to see play a big role in Season 7 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, workers found large fire pits and obsidian rock that isn’t local to Oklahoma. Ancient artifacts found at Oklahoma construction site 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z With a resounding snap, a blade of obsidian chips off. Re-creating old weapons for new discoveries of human history 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Every obsidian spear point, every oyster fork, every locomotive, every place mat. Perspective | Those distinctive brown signs outside federal buildings in D.C. have vanished 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z “You Want It Darker,” like David Bowie’s “Blackstar,” tried to find some grace and meaning — and even some obsidian humor — in the inevitable. So long, Leonard Cohen. We need you now more than ever 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The first Polynesians left plenty of tantalizing artifacts, including distinctive stamped red pottery, obsidian tools, and shell ornaments. ‘Game-changing’ study suggests first Polynesians voyaged all the way from East Asia 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z But move outside of that growing community, the impression remains that poetry - in general terms - is difficult, almost deliberately obtuse and obscure, frequently dull, and willfully uses words such as "crepuscular" or "obsidian". 'How I accidentally became a poet through Twitter' - BBC News 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z The Danube lay before us, obsidian in darkness. Susan Faludi: getting to know my father, the woman 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Like the obsidian vaults of my drowned Cyclopean city, his positions are blurred and fuzzy. I, Cthulhu, endorse Donald Trump 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Smith also shows off some impressive red stone machines he’s made; one fires TNT crates into an enormous target which explodes and reveals a massive sculpture of an enderman modelled out of obsidian. Minecraft comes to Oculus Rift – hands-on in the virtual world 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z An analysis of obsidian tools known as mata'a shows that they were multipurpose tools and not systematically manufactured for warfare. Easter Islanders’ Weapons Were Deliberately Not Lethal A great chocolate cake goes like this: Start with a layer of devil's food cake, nearly obsidian dark from Valrhona cocoa powder. This layer cake from Proof Bakery is a sweet lesson in chocolate architecture 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Two sharp obsidian weapons that weren’t native to the area were found amongst the skeletons, leading the researchers to conjecture that the murderers travelled from elsewhere. Here's Proof Humans Have Killed Each Other for 10,000 Years 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z It is believed that the group was attacked by rival hunter-gatherers armed with wooden clubs and arrows or spears tipped with sharpened obsidian, a rare black volcanic rock. Ancient 'massacre' unearthed near Lake Turkana, Kenya - BBC News 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Whether he can depends on how he hits the obsidian, cuts it and shapes it. Strange Skills: The Flintknapper 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Apple’s Watch is showing up on people’s wrists everywhere, but its iconic appearance is that of a big, obsidian, information-less block on the wrist. Samsung’s Gear S2 can make me a believer in smartwatches 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z “Obsidian was part of a national economy, it wasn’t something that was just used locally. They found it as far away as Ohio, obsidian from Teton Pass.” Artifact trove reveals campsites near Moose-Wilson Road 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z On its three toes are talons like obsidian scimitars. Eagle studies in the Big Horn Basin 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Rasic said another piece of obsidian found at the Cape Espenberg dig was traced to Interior Alaska, suggesting “these were a pretty cosmopolitan people.” 1000-year-old artifact shows prehistoric Alaska, Asia trade 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Gobel, who has dabbled in taxidermy and painting, makes and sells arrowheads, arrowhead necklaces and obsidian knives. Strange Skills: The Flintknapper 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z It looks like a wind-tunnel model hewn from a chunk of obsidian. After driving a Tesla, it’s time to search the couch cushions for $100,000 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z About 90 percent of the artifacts are obsidian, a prized glasslike volcanic rock. Artifact trove reveals campsites near Moose-Wilson Road 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z "Frost-proof," he says before bending with the suppleness of a yogi to dam a channel with a slab of obsidian. The dogged old man of the badlands 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The alien narrows her large, obsidian eyes suspiciously. Fifty Shades of Grey: a primer for aliens 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Then he got a chunk of obsidian and started chipping away. Strange Skills: The Flintknapper 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Soon I’ve fashioned my own Clovis point, a nasty piece of obsidian designed to gouge a hole in my opponent. Think you don’t use your fight-or-flight response anymore? Just try engaging with Internet trolls. 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z “The only way for obsidian to get here is for someone to pick it up and carry it,” Dennison said. Artifact trove reveals campsites near Moose-Wilson Road 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z You find iron and obsidian and so forth to upgrade your keep and fulfill requisition requests and craft armor and weapons. 'Dragon Age: Inquisition' And The Problem With Roleplaying Games 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z The researchers carefully analyzed more than two dozen rock tools found at the two sites, including projectile points and scrapers fashioned from obsidian, a type of volcanic, glass-like rock. Decade-Long Search Uncovers Highest Known Ice-Age Human Settlements He gets much of his obsidian at Oregon’s Glass Butte, and it sits in a pile near his driveway. Strange Skills: The Flintknapper 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Over the next three years, he studied the obsidian deposits and evidence of past glaciation in the area with geologist Gordon Bromley of the University of Maine. The first South Americans: Extreme living 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Some of the obsidian flakes scattered around site 48TE498 match rock formations found on the pass. Artifact trove reveals campsites near Moose-Wilson Road 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The bandits picked a sleepy time when they knew the guards would be distracted by holiday cheer, and grabbed several gold, turquoise, and jade objects, as well as an obsidian monkey-shaped-vase worth over $20 million. In Honor of International Museum Day, Here Are the 5 Best Heists in Museum History 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z "This was our chance to get right in there and see an obsidian flow moving for the first time," he said. Volcanic lava that flows for a year 2013-11-07T02:55:29Z As Gobel chipped the sides away, obsidian fragments popped up and fell to the ground. Strange Skills: The Flintknapper 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z From there, she says, the Egyptians usually returned laden with incense, obsidian, elephant ivory and gold. Robotic Snakes Sliver Their Way Into Ancient Archaeology 2013-10-01T01:57:00Z This area was the source of a lot of ceramic types and major obsidian quarry sites. Supervolcanoes in the Ancient World 2013-04-17T21:45:05.617Z The researchers used electron microscopy and chemical analyses to examine 97 obsidian tools excavated earlier from a site called Tell Mozan, dating from the early Akkadian empire to several centuries after its demise. Fall of Ancient Empire Linked to Crisis in Syria 2013-02-22T20:15:00.507Z An explosive volcanic eruption in Chile has given scientists the first direct insight into the strange motion of rocky lava known as obsidian flow. Volcanic lava that flows for a year 2013-11-07T02:55:29Z Patience is needed because obsidian is prone to cracking and splitting. Strange Skills: The Flintknapper 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Anyone else notice that Instagram's terms of service give it the right to steal your soul and imprison it in an obsidian pendant? Tweets of the week: Apocalypse, eggnog and Miss Universe 2012-12-21T21:48:10Z This is a high, craggy bit of a long and low shield volcano that contains one of the greatest obsidian flows ever. Interlude: "To Paradise With Pleasure Haunted With Fear" 2012-12-06T15:15:15.057Z The tools dating to before 2,200 BC were made of obsidian rock originally quarried from six sites in Eastern Anatolian. Fall of Ancient Empire Linked to Crisis in Syria 2013-02-22T20:15:00.507Z This explosive eruption produced rhyolite - the rock that creates the "incredibly sticky magma" that results in these strange obsidian flows. Volcanic lava that flows for a year 2013-11-07T02:55:29Z He took a rectangular chunk of obsidian in his hand and started to chip at the sides with a bit of copper attached to a piece of antler. Strange Skills: The Flintknapper 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z I became a bliss-seeking missile accelerating through an obsidian ether, shedding incandescent sparks, and the faster I flew, the brighter the sparks burned, the more exquisite was my rapture. What Should We Do With Our Visions of Heaven and Hell? 2012-11-27T21:45:00.250Z To explain why no one collected the valuable obsidian, archeologists hypothesized that Obsidian Butte was submerged under ancient Lake Cahuilla, the precursor to today's Salton Sea. Salton Sea Volcano Mystery Solved 2012-10-28T20:17:14.297Z Many objects such as jade, obsidian, and pottery were moving between northern Mesoamerica and Maya territory along long-distance exchange networks between 300 B.C.E. and 200 C.E., when the bones are dated, says Thornton. The Taming of the Turkey 2012-08-08T22:00:00Z Piecing these images together produced a 3-D model of the obsidian flow's changing shape. Volcanic lava that flows for a year 2013-11-07T02:55:29Z For shaping, most flintknappers use copper because it has give in it and “bites” the obsidian. Strange Skills: The Flintknapper 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Just as you're beginning to tire, you'll encounter the mighty Vulcan bomber, dominating the corner of the main hangar like a giant obsidian moth. 50 free things to do in London: north 2012-07-24T13:49:05Z One of them is named “older brother obsidian.” Mayan prophecy: The world won?t end, as a newfound calendar goes on and on and on 2012-05-10T18:15:00Z Two obsidian knives were hanging together by a very slender string of the inner bark of maple. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z The obsidian flow has a thick insulating crust that keeps it warm "Even after the eruption had stopped - it was still flowing away many months afterwards." Volcanic lava that flows for a year 2013-11-07T02:55:29Z We have compared several specimens of flint and obsidian knives, and found them as perfectly alike as if they had been made by the same artist, and as the difference of the material allows. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The original cutting instruments used by the human race consisted of fragments of flint, obsidian, or similar stones, rudely flaked or chipped to a cutting edge; and of these tools numerous remains yet exist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Such media are the volcanic rocks when they are rapidly cooled, producing various kinds of pitchstone, obsidian, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The two obsidian knives in Sas’s house are an interesting reminder of the Damocles sword. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z The polished battle-axe was more used in Grand Canary, while stone and obsidian, roughly cut, were commoner in Teneriffe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z These obsidian knives are likewise represented in one of the early volumes of the French Academy, but Warden does not mention them in his "Antiquit�s Mexicaines." Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z And Ee-ee-toy took the knife which he had made from the volcanic glass, obsidian, and cut Vandaih’s throat, and beheaded him, and threw his head eastward & his body westward. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z Agricola maintained that not only were jet and amber varieties of bitumen, but also coal and camphor and obsidian. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z When the sufferer received the fatal stab from the sacrificial knife of obsidian, the machine was set in motion on his bosom, until the blaze had kindled. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z In fact, if you take this piece of obsidian or volcanic glass in your hand, you might think that it had come out of an ordinary glass manufactory and had nothing remarkable in it. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science 2011-10-03T02:00:33.003Z On the one hand, some are completely vitreous, like obsidian, which is a natural glass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Scarabs of obsidian and crystal date back to the 4th dynasty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Your glance caught a wave passing amidships as a heaped mass of polished obsidian, having minor hollows and ridges on its slopes, conchoidal fractures in its glass. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z "A particle beam removes ions from the obsidian in extremely thin layers, it is like individually measuring the composition of each onion peel layer." Volcanic Artifacts Imply Ice-Age Mariners in Prehistoric Greece 2011-08-29T16:47:00Z The new-comers cut the earth with a flint-knife, as Qat cut the palpable dark with a blade of red obsidian in Melanesia. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Sharp tools were also made from obsidian, and in the barbers' shops of the city of Mexico razors of the same stone were in use. The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru 2011-06-13T02:00:26.863Z There on a rocky island, gleaming like a lump of obsidian, little Edith was asleep in the rain. Nocturnalist: Sea Lions Make a Party, Don?t You Think? 2011-06-11T04:22:24Z Arrow heads and spear heads made of chert, jasper, chalcedony, and obsidian, are common. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z No effort has been spared to make them speaking likenesses of the men and women in whose tombs they were placed; even the eyes have been made lifelike with inlaid ivory and obsidian. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Then he took a knife of obsidian and cut their arms, and rubbed a little of the blood of each upon the other. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z The team also found a piece of obsidian on the islands. Early man was 'ancient mariner' 2011-03-04T13:14:30Z Specimens from Willamette River, Oregon, of these beautiful productions; jasper, moss agate, obsidian, etc., rare. American Antiquities Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898 2011-02-23T03:00:33.300Z Most of them were made of obsidian,—a fine-grained, glassy, black mineral. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z Lava, basalt, and obsidian are characteristic types of this group of igneous rocks. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z I stripped the beads and the obsidian From my heaviest necklace for ceremonials And wore only the sky water blue Of the precious blue shell. The Fire Bird 2011-02-07T03:00:26.667Z The team found grave mounds nearby and obsidian tools -- indicating some complicated trade was going on. At 6,000 years old, wine press is oldest yet found 2011-01-11T05:39:16Z His statue was made of dark obsidian rock, and his face recalled that of the bear or tapir. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru 2011-01-02T03:00:21.577Z They had wooden swords with broad, flat blades, grooved along the sides; into these grooves were cemented sharp pieces of obsidian. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z There are numerous varieties of lava, such as basalt, obsidian, pitchstone, pearlstone, trachyte, &c.; some are heavy compact rocks, others are light and porous. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z Around, the floor was composed of solid dark green obsidian, as hard and transparent and sharp as bottle-glass. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z He also wore bracelets, anklets, necklaces and what the archaeologists believe to be a funerary mask with eyes made of green obsidian. Ancient pyramid tomb discovered in Mexico 2010-05-18T10:20:00Z An abundance of obsidian chips showed that the blades were produced at the site, and the material’s color and chemical composition indicated that it came from mines in what is now Turkey. In Syria, a Prologue for Cities 2010-04-05T20:24:00Z Both Great and Little Ararat consist entirely of volcanic rocks, chiefly andesites and pyroxene andesites, with some obsidian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Silver, lead, tin, and copper were obtained from mines, and gold from the surface and river beds, but iron was unknown to them, their tools being of bronze and obsidian. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Their weapons indicate the practice of hunting, and while the race was still numerous their forts and their sharp obsidian arrows made easy their resistance to the wandering savage hordes. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Before the middle one stood a small sacrificial altar with a sacred stone knife of �thiopian obsidian. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity Large areas are overlain with trachyte, basalt, obsidian, tuff and pumice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" There are very often portions in masses of solid obsidian, which are partially converted into pumice. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology It was a knife of beautiful workmanship, fashioned from obsidian and obviously the work of human hands. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 Then we drove under a cliff of obsidian, which is black glass, some two hundred feet high; and the road at its foot was made of black glass that crackled. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Along with these, however, articles of chipped flint and obsidian, for which the workshops have been found, and also instruments of bone, were in common use. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Her sharp, obsidian teeth closed with a snap upon Maui, cutting his body in the center. Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina Notwithstanding this mass of evidence the scholars of Werner were prepared to support his opinions to their utmost extent; maintaining, in the fulness of their faith, that even obsidian was an aqueous precipitate. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology There was a big cycladella on the slope we came up, just before we passed that obsidian spur that hurt Alaskon. The Thing in the Attic Besides certain fanciful interpretations which have been given to this symbol, it has been explained as being a hieroglyph conveying the name Tezcatlipoca, and consisting of an obsidian mirror=tezcatl, and smoke=poctli. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Axes and arrow heads of obsidian—a stone found on the lower Mississippi—were in use among the tribes to the north of Quebec. Niagara An Aboriginal Center of Trade She armed herself with an obsidian or volcanic-glass knife, and waited their coming. Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina Pumice-stone is obsidian in a frothy state; produced, most probably, by water that was contained in or had access to the melted stone, and converted into steam. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology As described by Darwin, the central and more elevated portions are formed of trachytic matter, with obsidian and laminated ash beds. Volcanoes: Past and Present In certain Codices the double, tau-shaped courtyard or enclosure surrounded by a high wall with battlements, which was employed in the daytime for the national game of ball, figures in combination with obsidian mirrors. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations One of the most feared bits of paraphernalia was an obsidian point found by a doctor. Washo Religion Then the other wife made an attack, and again the obsidian knife brought death. Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina Their various weapons were pointed with bone or obsidian, and sometimes headed with copper. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Its composition is peculiar, as it is chiefly formed of small pieces of pumice, obsidian, and trachyte, in beds alternating with loam, ferriferous sand, and fragments of limestone. Volcanoes: Past and Present If the obsidian mirror was the symbol, par excellence, of Mexican star cult, there are evidences that the small mirror of polished pyrites was that of the sun-cult. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Turreted on all four corners, constructed of material which looked like blocks of natural glass, the fairylike structure was crowned by a gigantic tower of something which resembled obsidian. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Then one of them made a blow at her with a weapon, but she turned it aside and killed her enemy with the obsidian knife. Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina Among the relics associated with those works are articles of pottery, knives, and copper ornaments, hammered silver, mica, obsidian, pearls, beautifully sculptured pipes, shells, and stone implements. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Only black obsidian covered the floor about us. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 Besides mirrors on the summits of temples and mountains, certain square columns, placed on an elevation and faced with a broad band of polished obsidian, are pictured in some Codices. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations His eyes were like disks of obsidian set in spheres of white porcelain, which gave an odd contrast-similarity effect when compared with Griffin's china-blue eyes. Psichopath With a blade of obsidian she made scars until the blood dripped from her braceletted arms. The Flute of the Gods As the Drilgo fell, the spear clattered from his hand, but from his snakeskin girdle he pulled a long, curved knife of chipped obsidian, sharp as a razor. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 Between obsidian eyes was a fissure whence emanated a wailing and a foul odor. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 It is well known that bowls of water were used at night for divination purposes, just as were black obsidian mirrors. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Her eyes, black as obsidian arrowheads, shone at him. Shaman Lorenzo's eyes were hard as chips of obsidian, and when he said the word hang, Daoud could feel the rough rope tightening around his neck. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel There were houses where barbers shaved the head, with razors made of obsidian, a volcanic substance not much unlike bottle-glass; and there were others, resembling our apothecary-shops, where prepared medicines, unguents, and plasters were sold. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe We are also told of a dark-colored glass resembling obsidian, plentiful enough to be cast into solid statues. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life But it also became a field of wide-spread volcanic activity, and lavas and obsidians are constantly encountered among its gravels, sands, and shales. The Book of the National Parks Bronze was in common use, but obsidian knives and arrow-heads of fine workmanship abound in the ruins. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest The eyes that looked back at him with a mixture of fear and defiance were, in this light, black as obsidian. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Its sides are thin and sloping, it is from sixty to eighty feet deep, and the whole surface is strewn with fragments of obsidian, pumice-stones, and lava. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century We were the Sheep Eaters who have passed away, but on those walls are the paint rocks, where our traditions are written on their face, chiseled with obsidian arrow heads. The Sheep Eaters Even in its frequent glass forms, obsidian, for example, it easily disintegrates. The Book of the National Parks Relics of art have been dug from some of the mounds, consisting of a considerable variety of ornaments and implements, made of copper, silver, obsidian, porphyry, and greenstone, finely wrought. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology There is no doubt or question about that, although it is quite true that obsidian was found in other volcanic regions of different parts of the West. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Next we found some obsidian arrow-heads; and, last of all, some small broken clay figures. Adventures of a Young Naturalist Emblems, original with their tribe, were cut with the obsidian arrowhead in irregular semicircles. The Sheep Eaters In the vicinity of 'Krafla' is a curious rock, composed of obsidian, a substance which closely resembles black glass. A Girl's Ride in Iceland Remains of cedar beams were discovered, and also obsidian arrow-heads, painted pottery, and other relics. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology The Indians liked to work obsidian; it would cleave so sharp and clean. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri The mountain Monopostiac is neither more nor less than a gigantic rock of obsidian, of a dark greenish hue, having its flanks irregularly furrowed by vertical fissures and ridges. The Tiger Hunter Our people think bad spirits always at war in the earth, so our people scarcely ever went into that country, although our great men fetch obsidian from there to make arrows. The Sheep Eaters Close at hand were stupendous cliffs of pure obsidian—the black bottle glass manufactured in Nature's furnaces. A Girl's Ride in Iceland From the blade of obsidian on the table his eye turned to the portrait of a woman in porcelain that hung just over the clock. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 Billy took Jesse up to Gibbon and across to the Obsidian Cliff, where he carried out his intention, and hid his obsidian arrowhead at the foot of the great rock. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri On saying these words, the Indian took up a large stone, and advancing to the boulder of obsidian, struck the stone against one of its angles with all his might. The Tiger Hunter What could they effect with only arrows and lances tipped with obsidian or fish-bones, stakes hardened in the fire, wooden swords, and above all with an inferior system of tactics? Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World All the different kinds of lava found in volcanoes are to be met with here, such as agate, pumice stone, and both black and green lapis obsidian. A Girl's Ride in Iceland The Hupa of California will not sell to an American the flakes of jasper or obsidian which they parade at their dances. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Arrowheads, some of finely chipped obsidian, were common, being frequently found in numbers in certain mortuary bowls. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 In constructing a road around the base of the cliff, great45 difficulty was encountered on account of the hardness of the obsidian. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania It was awkward travelling, the black sand having given place to loose pieces of scoria and obsidian, some pieces of which crackled under their boots, and took revenge by entering into the soles. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy These mountains of obsidian plainly tell how awfully stupendous must have been the heating process which called them into existence, as well as how big must be the cavities left in the bowelsp. A Girl's Ride in Iceland The natives of the Admiralty Islands use obsidian which is dug from layers in the ground. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals They are made of many different kinds of stone, but those of obsidian are the most numerous. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 They held in their mouths leaden bullets and pebbles of obsidian, which they chewed with a desperate fierceness. The Scalp Hunters “Looks like black glass, sir,” said Ned, kicking a piece of obsidian. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy In all of them, of course, pottery and obsidian were found. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I The California Indians broke up a piece of flint or obsidian to the proper-sized pieces. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals A notable absence of fragments of obsidian, the presence of which in abundance is characteristic of ancient ruins, was observed on the site of Payüpki. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 Occasionally a part of the wall might even go black, into pock-marked scoriae or into brilliant planes of obsidian. The Vortex Blaster They surveyed her and the room with a quick sweep of eyes that were like glittering obsidian, their mouths thin, cruel slashes in the flat, brutal planes of their faces. Space Prison Pottery and obsidian are ever present, but become perceptibly less andp. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I A short distance to my left was a huge obsidian cliff, the glassy walls of which rose in a precipice to a considerable height. The Black Wolf Pack Along its two edges, like great saw teeth, fragments of obsidian, about three inches long and two inches wide, were inserted; and as these were keenly sharp the weapon was a most ferocious one. The Aztec Treasure-House With an obsidian knife, life was instantly extinguished by opening the heart-case and taking out the heart, which was offered to their god of war. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited I fancy it must have been the crater of a volcano, for I kicked against pieces of obsidian and slag. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale Stones are scattered about the premises, but I found neither obsidian nor pottery. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I But slowly, for inside there was not a level space, all being a chaos of riven and scattered masses of slag, obsidian, and scoria, ragged, sharp and in part glazed by the fluid rock. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track The obsidian mines of Itzala furnished them with tools for the cutting of stone, sculpture, and other purposes, and for their terrible weapons of war. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Spears, javelins, arrows, heavy war-clubs with jagged pieces of obsidian were hurled upon the Spaniards on the causeway. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure They did not make the glass—they found it about the burning mountains, of which Mexico is full; itztli they called it; we call it obsidian. True Words for Brave Men Both M and N are scattered over with broken pottery, chips of obsidian and flint, and I also found a fragment of a stone implement. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I Stone knife of obsidian, with string for suspension, used in ceremonial scalp taking—one of which is carried on journeys by each member of the Priesthood of the Bow, or Order of the Knife. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594 From that high and fearful place their comrades' eyes must be gazing with despairing look towards the impotent Spanish camp, glazing soon in death as the obsidian knives of the priests performed their fiendish work. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development The wooden clubs, stuck full of sharp pieces of obsidian, could not compete on equal terms with the Toledo blades. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure "Here is a weapon which will suit you better than that sword and javelin," he said, handing him a war club, a heavy weapon, with pieces of sharp-pointed obsidian fixed in it. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico Then there is not the slightest trace of pottery or obsidian. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I A lot of flakes of obsidian, flint, etc. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594 This obsidian, or Itzli, was the material from which the Aztecs made their knives and weapons, and this was their prehistoric quarry. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development The wooden shields did not even blunt the edge of the Toledo blade; the obsidian battle-axes could not contest with the iron maces. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure Their spears were tipped with copper; or with obsidian, a stone resembling flint, of great hardness, and capable of taking a very sharp edge. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico They used flint, but no trace of obsidian is found. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I This pottery was coupled with stone celts and maces, obsidian knives, and a primitive female image of incised and inlaid clay. The Sea-Kings of Crete Agates, cornelians, obsidian, are also among the products of this nature. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development But, believe 25me, in “contrariwise,” he is flinty obsidian when it comes to his convictions. The Dead Men's Song Being the Story of a Poem and a Reminiscent Sketch of its Author Young Ewing Allison The huntsman fitted the obsidian points to them, and Roger stepped back a hundred yards from the small tree, with a trunk some six inches in diameter, under whose shade they had been sitting. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico The adobe is made like that now used, wheat-straw entering into it occasionally; but it also contains small fragments of obsidian,—minute chips of that material and broken pottery. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I There is no chert or similar material from which chipped implements can be made; nor, as would naturally be expected, is there any obsidian suitable for such manufacture. Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Again Zoraida pointed; on the stone lay the ancient knife, a blade of "itztli," obsidian, dark, translucent, as hard as flint, a product of volcanic fires. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure Bottles containing chips and flakes of obsidian and agate, from ancient pueblo on mesa. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466 Bathalda had brought with him a bag of sharp obsidian arrowheads, and some feathers for winging them, together with a bowstring of twice the ordinary strength. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico Of furniture I secured pieces of new hearth-stones; of other articles, broken "metates," part of a fine maul of stone, flint chips, celts, stone skin-scrapers, and, of course, painted pottery and obsidian. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I The bundle was composed of owl's feathers tied to a flake of black obsidian. The Delight Makers Zoraida went by first; Kendric was passing when an impulse prompted him to put out a sudden hand for the keen edged knife of obsidian. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure The hard black lava on the glass-like obsidian were changed to white kaolin as soft and powdery as chalk. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. A few small vases of obsidian also occur—remarkable in view of the fact that we do not know of any place in or near Egypt where this stone may be found. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 These are the flakes of obsidian and lava and the painted pottery. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I It is as full as a wave, as lustrous as polished obsidian. The Delight Makers One hand was on her wrist; the gripping fingers of the other shut about the haft of the ancient obsidian knife. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure The face was carved out of a separate piece of wood, with the conventional beard attached to the chin; the eyelids were of bronze; the eyes of obsidian; wooden hands were crossed on the breast. Masques & Phases At times the obsidian hardness of his eyes would push her senses toward the protective realm of fear; but always his words, and her own twisted purpose called them back. The Mantooth The fact that several localities at Pecos are completely devoid of obsidian has already been mentioned. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I Splinters of obsidian and of basalt—sharp fragments, resembling clumsy chisels or knives—served to dig an oblong hole in the soft pumice or tufa of the cliff. The Delight Makers The obsidian eyes of the mummy seemed to follow him as he went about his task. The False Gods Thus gypsum reared wheat, under the foot-print of the black man, who shod his spear in obsidian. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Before one table, whereon the scattered pawns of a game yet lay, Rameses lounged in a deep chair, a semi-recumbent figure in marble and obsidian. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Of the military manufactures of the Pecos, a small arrow-head of obsidian found near the church is the only trace. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I In the centre of the dark room Shotaye had placed a few ears of black corn, and on them two bundles of owl's feathers, each tied to a chip of obsidian. The Delight Makers Their most common mode of treatment in cases of sickness was to scarify the painful locality with the sharp edge of a piece of obsidian, and suck out the blood with the mouth. Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity Their History, Customs and Traditions It is not so much the obsidian idols, made of that curious bottle-glass-like mineral so fashionable among the Aztecs, as the authentic remains of Fernando Cortes that the collector will covet. Lost Leaders They had burned out a portion of the outer and inner bark and were now hacking at the heart of the wood with sharp obsidian axes. The Princess Pocahontas The only objection to the surmise is in the fact that along this entire bottom I found not the slightest trace of obsidian. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I He examined each of these arrows carefully, trying their heads of flint and obsidian, and replaced them in such a manner that the feathered ends projected from the quiver. The Delight Makers The finest arrows were furnished with points made of obsidian, or volcanic glass, which was obtained in the vicinity of Mono Lake on the eastern side of the Sierras. Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity Their History, Customs and Traditions Two miles east of our camp obsidian was found in situ. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan The sacrifices which the Mexicans offered to their idols at the time of the Spanish conquest were cut up by means of knives of obsidian, which they obtained from the lavas of their volcanoes. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Burnt bones of animals, fragments of pottery, a terra-cotta bead, and a stone pendant were also found, together with flint knives and a fragment of obsidian. Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders "Flint or obsidian or the hardest stone they could find, whatever it was." Ethel Morton at Rose House Other articles manufactured by these tribes were stone hammers, and also others made from the points of deer horns mounted on wooden handles, which they used in delicately chipping the brittle obsidian in forming arrowheads. Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity Their History, Customs and Traditions Some clothing with feathers woven in, and some bits of obsidian and of blue thread were found, but no weapons or utensils. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan The first explorers found this obsidian cliff almost impassable; but when they ascertained of what it was composed, they piled up timber at its base, and set it on fire. John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) Southern California; Grand Canon of the Colorado River; Yellowstone National Park In the huts were found implements of obsidian and flat stones used for grinding. Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders Half-past eight found us in the saddle again, and we commenced to traverse a dreary plain of yellowish white pumice-stone, interspersed with huge blocks of obsidian, thrown from the mouth of the volcano. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months Vitreous volcanic formations, obsidian, pearl-stone, and pumice, are entirely wanting in some volcanoes, while in the case of others they only proceed from the crater, or, at any rate, from very considerable heights. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Sometimes Sixth Dynasty scarabs are of obsidian and crystal, and early Middle Kingdom scarabs of amethyst, emerald, and even garnet. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt But the obsidian cliff was precious to them all. John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) Southern California; Grand Canon of the Colorado River; Yellowstone National Park The island seems to have been entirely self-sufficing, except for the importation of obsidian, probably from the neighbouring island of Linosa. Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders Characteristics: flint, chert, obsidian, green and red jasper, and quartz–crystal flakes, arrowheads, cores, and saw–blades. How to Observe in Archaeology And the Monos gathered together baskets of pinion nuts, and obsidian arrow-heads, and strings of shells, to carry with them to give in return for acorns and chinquapin nuts and basket willow. The California Birthday Book The mirrors of obsidian have the same beautifully polished surface as the obsidian mask shows; and those made of nodules of pyrites, cut and polished, are worth notice. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Already the range of obsidian hills ahead of them, the drifted sands all fretted with wind-waves, the whole iron plain of the desert was quivering with heat. The Flying Legion In the Mediterranean obsidian, a volcanic rock, occasionally took the place of flint, especially in Sardinia and Pantelleria. Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders Stone implements: as in Greece, including obsidian of very clear texture, probably of inner Asiatic, not Aegean production. How to Observe in Archaeology The foot slides on a reef, polished and black as obsidian, where the wind has skinned an exposed corner of road down to the dirt ice of early winter. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) The section of a gun-flint, with its one side flat for sharpness and the other side ribbed for strength, is one of the characteristics of obsidian knives. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern "Or obsidian," contributed Mark in a subdued voice. The Runaway Asteroid We have here found our first specimens of petrifactions and obsidian, or volcanic glass. The Discovery of Yellowstone Park When the sufferer received the fatal stab from the sacrificial knife of obsidian, the machine was set in motion on his bosom until the blaze had kindled. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers The mirrors in use among the Aztecs were polished plates of obsidian, trimmed to a circular form. American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent In the first place, the workman who makes gun-flints could probably make some of the simpler obsidian implements, which were no doubt chipped off in the same way. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern When Cortez conquered Mexico he found the priests cutting the hearts from their living victims with knives made from this volcanic glass-like rock, known as obsidian. Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel, or, the Hidden City of the Andes "Here is the rest of the outfit," said Edgecombe, holding forth a bow and several feathered arrows with obsidian heads. The Lost City It was obsidian—volcanic glass of pale emerald, unflawed, translucent, with no sign of block or juncture. The Moon Pool One was light red; his feathers shone with beautiful obsidian glints. The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution The mines were mere wells, not very deep; with horizontal workings into the obsidian where it was very good and in thick layers. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern "It seems to be of the nature of obsidian." Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel, or, the Hidden City of the Andes And all the land was cramped with snow, Steel-strong and fierce and glimmering wan, Like pale plains of obsidian. Young Adventure, a Book of Poems Through some of the openings a rivulet of the green obsidian river passed. The Moon Pool Artificers' implements of many kinds were in use, bronze succeeding obsidian and other hard stones as the material. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Be this as it may, an inspection of any good collection of such articles shows the much higher finish of the obsidian implements than of those of flint, agate, and rock-crystal. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern I felt as one bound upon an Aztec altar, with the priest's obsidian knife raised above my breast! The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu "Ten cents for any common perfect one, fifty for revolvers, a dollar for obsidian, and whatever is right for enormous big ones." A Girl of the Limberlost The green dwarf ascended to his seat, sought the lever and we swept on—on and out upon the glistening obsidian. The Moon Pool The rock of the ridge we had ascended is a compact lava, assuming a granitic appearance and structure, and containing, in some places, small nodules of obsidian. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Everywhere the ground was full of unglazed pottery and obsidian; and we even found arrows and clay figures that were good enough for a museum. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Here and there lay blocks, debris of basalt, pumice-stone, and obsidian. The Mysterious Island Glittering Labrador stones, and many other kinds of felspar, red, green, and blue, were sprinkled on the unfrequented beach, with grey and yellow pummice-stone, and lustrous variegated obsidian. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude Amongst them were huge bombs of obsidian, and masses with translucent, vitreous edges that cut like glass. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I She had filled her pockets with specimens of obsidian, jaspers, and chalcedonies, of colors most beautiful, with a deep-dyed opaqueness, a shell-fracture, and a satiny polish like jade. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories Then, just above, came fragments of obsidian knives and bits of unglazed pottery. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern The northern part of Mount Franklin had at its base two large, arid valleys strewn with lava, sown with huge rocks, sprinkled with pieces of obsidian and labradorite. The Mysterious Island He had learned to make fire with sticks; he knew the lost art of chipping arrowheads from flint and obsidian; he was the fisherman and the hunter. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow "In the earlier Mycenaean times the arrow-head of obsidian alone appears," as in Mycenaean Grave IV. Homer and His Age Projecting from the quiver were the bright-feathered ends of the arrows, which were of reed and were two or three feet long, with points of bone, flint, or obsidian. History of California Above this again, a third layer, in which the obsidian ceased, and much of the pottery was still unglazed; but many fragments were glazed, and bore the unmistakable Spanish patterns in black and yellow. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern The obsidian also has apparently been subjected to the artificial fire; and a splinter of it contains a paillette of free copper. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 With a piece of obsidian, or later on a knife blade, he scraped away the pith until the rib was thin and flat. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow Along the way we picked up any amount of shining black obsidian, some in the form of arrow-heads and crude knives that bore out the statement that the Indians once even shaved with them. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond The hunters, knowing how hard it was to kill large game, had chosen their arrows carefully, taking those that had obsidian points. History of California I did not think of looking to this point when at Mr. Uhde's museum, but the only obsidian knife I have seen since seems to be thus bruised at the end. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern The southern end is formed of volcanic glass, or obsidian, as true a glass as any artificially produced. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young After drying, the feathers were cut with a sharp piece of obsidian, using a straight stick as a guide and laying the arrow on a flat piece of wood. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow We found among the ruins a few crude potsherds and some bits of obsidian. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru I picked up, on the plateau of the summit, a bit of obsidian Indian chipping, refutation in itself of the frequently repeated statement that Indians do not climb high peaks. American Big Game in Its Haunts The obsidian knives and arrow-heads are very good, but these I have spoken of already, as well as of the stone hammers. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Huge fragments of obsidian, black and shining, some of it streaked with white seams, line the road. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young The other was his hunting head, made of flint or obsidian. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow Don Juan de Larea, one of those men lately sacrificed to the fury of faction, had been struck with the phenomena exhibited by obsidians exposed to a white heat. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Among those of Iceland is found the beautiful black volcanic glass named obsidian. Wonders of Creation The obsidian mask is an extraordinary piece of work, considering the difficulty of cutting such a material. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern It was as if he had been shot into the core of the sun—the obsidian darkness flashed into light—a light beyond all enduring. The Blind Spot He began this work by taking one chunk of obsidian and throwing it against another; several small pieces were thus shattered off. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow Every ten minutes they sat down to rest themselves, and when unobserved they threw away the specimens of obsidian and pumice-stone, which we had carefully collected. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Besides obsidian, already mentioned as a product of its volcanoes, Iceland is famed for another mineral of great scientific value. Wonders of Creation There were no remains to be found there except the usual fragments of pottery and obsidian. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Or opaque gems such as jade, moonstone, lapis-lazuli, obsidian, and turquoise. Let's Collect Rocks and Shells In skinning animals, the Indian used an obsidian knife held in his hand by a piece of buckskin. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow In both countries this variety of lava was employed as an object of ornament: and the inhabitants of Quito made beautiful looking-glasses with an obsidian divided into parallel laminae. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Sea-shells from the Gulf, pearls from the Atlantic, and obsidian from Mexico, have also been found side by side in their mounds. Atlantis : the antediluvian world I was astonished at the enormous quantity of stone idols, delicately worked trinkets in various hard stones and even in obsidian, terra-cotta tobacco-pipes, figures, and astronomical calendars, &c., displayed there. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Great was the variety on the banks of this basin, ribbed as they were with obsidian and tiny crystals, reflecting the sunlight on their myriad facets. Robur the Conqueror In Hayden Valley we found an obsidian spear head, another sign that the Indian knew good hunting grounds. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow These obsidians are, nevertheless, but little transparent on the edges; they are almost opaque, of a brownish black, and of an imperfect conchoidal fracture. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 A painted case and obsidian eyes—just like a human mummy. The Jewel of Seven Stars Some of the old Spanish writers on Mexico give a tolerably full account of the manner in which the obsidian knives, &c., were made by the Aztecs. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Mr. Darwin attributes the lamination and fissile structure of volcanic rocks of the trachytic series, including some obsidians in Ascension, Mexico, and elsewhere, to their having moved when liquid in the direction of the laminae. The Student's Elements of Geology He filed it with a bit of obsidian, or later on, with three hacksaw blades bound together until he made a groove one-eighth of an inch wide by three-eighths deep. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow It is in general of a greenish black, sometimes of murky grey, very seldom of a perfect black, like the obsidian of Hecla and Mexico. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 A mountain of very pure glass, obsidian, two hundred feet high, has lately been found in the Yellow-stone region. An Introduction to Chemical Science It is on the sides of this hill that obsidian is found in enormous quantities. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern The copper saw is an example of the first efforts of the natives at metallurgy; the gold and obsidian which were foreign to the island bear witness to commercial relations with people at a distance. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples Protecting the palm of his left hand by a piece of thick buckskin, Ishi placed a piece of obsidian flat upon it, holding it firmly with his fingers folded over it. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow It appears to me at present extremely probable, that obsidians, and porphyries with bases of obsidian, are vitrified masses, the cooling of which has been too rapid to change them into lithoid lava. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Their sharpest tool had been made of chipped obsidian or of hammered copper. The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars There is another point about the obsidian knives which requires confirmation. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern The weapons and implements found included haematite and diorite projectiles used in slings, stone hatchets, and hammers pierced to receive handles, flint saws and obsidian knives. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples Grasping the horn firmly while the longer extremity lay beneath his forearm, he pressed the point of the horn against the edge of the obsidian. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow The objections against the volcanic origin of obsidians, founded on their speedy loss of colour, and their swelling by a slow fire, have been shaken by the ingenious experiments of Sir James Hall. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 They all agree in the nodular or concretionary character of the obsidian, and of the passage of these nodules into layers. Volcanic Islands Both pyramids are nearly covered with a coating of debris, full of bits of obsidian arrows and knives, and broken pottery. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern The Mexicans of the present day use obsidian hatchets, as their fathers did before them; the Esquimaux use nephritis and jade weapons with Remington rifles. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples With a short-handled obsidian spear he thrust him through the heart. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow It is the sterile part of the island where heaps of pumice-stone, obsidian, and broken lava, form impediments to vegetation. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 In an analysis by Vauquelin of a specimen of obsidian from Hecla, which probably flowed as lava, the proportion of silica is nearly the same as in the nodular or concretionary obsidian from Mexico. Volcanic Islands |
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