Provenance studies point to multiple sources, with andesitic debris sourced from the Jurassic Lower Cretaceous Yeba Formation and Sangri Group formed in the volcanic island arc chains in the southern Gangdese.
Furthermore, phylogenomic analysis of multiple eukaryotic genes of archaeal provenance has pointed to their likely origins from different groups of archaea.
Painstakingly, he went over the evidence of authenticity, point by point: provenance, craftsmanship, documentation and, most importantly, dendrochronology, the study of the age of wood by measuring the tree rings.
Officials were unable to determine the dead tiger's provenance, and Orlean points that it's not hard to buy a tiger: Only eight states prohibit the ownership of wild animals; three states have no restrictions whatsoever; and the rest have regulations that range from trivial to modest and are barely enforced.
This being the land of "terroir," provenance is a point of pride, and not only for those with euros to burn.
I often heard Koenig pass judgment on works of art ("fantastic," "amazing," "crap"), but he rarely explained himself, except to mention the work's provenance or to point out a section of it and say, "Look at that," as though taste, his and everyone else's, were universal.
For McMurtry, selling used books was a calling, one that attracted eccentric personalities (like the store owner who hid his best books in paper sacks) and demanded esoteric knowledge, "near to alchemy," of "editions, variants, points, bindings, provenance, cost codes".
Jones certainly believes the tea's unusual provenance is a selling point, with Tregothnan proudly marketing its brand as "the most British tea in history".
With aging-rock-star good looks and British accent, Mr. Peacock has been just the guy to deliver, never mind that his own provenance, as he cheerfully pointed out, involves a semidetached house in Essex, a London suburb.
One selling point: the provenance of the cacao beans.
