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- Morrillo Leon, Jose Miguel, et al.
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The proboscidean ivory adornments from the hypogeum of Padru Jossu (Sanluri, Sardinia, Italy) and the mediterranean Bell Beaker
- 2018
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Ingår i: Zephyrus. - : Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. - 0514-7336. ; 82, s. 35-63
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the present work, we examine the personal adornment in proboscidean ivory from the Bell Beaker period at the hypogeum of Padru Jossu, Sanluri (Sardinia, Italy) currently preserved in the Museo Civico Archeologico Villa Abbas of Sardara. For the first time, a complete study -morphological, use wear and archaeometric- of this material has been conducted. The typological study established two categories: buttons and pins. Those categories were also subdivided into three groups respectively. Technological and functional analyses were made difficult by the strong degradation of the items and the presence of glue and varnish. The archaeometric study highlighted the diverse provenances of the proboscidean ivories, suggesting a chronological difference in the geographical sources, as well as in the mobility patterns implicit in the movements of the raw material. The ivory from the older Stratum In is predominantly from the Asian elephant, and in the later Stratum II the exclusive supplier species is the African Savannah elephant. It is also important to mention that in the ensemble from Stratum in, one of the items seems related to the Eastern types of ossi a globuli, linking this Asian ivory with an Aegean and Oriental axis of mobility.
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- Pau, C., et al.
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Ivory ornament objects from the Cerro de la Virgen site (Orce, Granada)
- 2018
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Ingår i: Complutum. - : Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). - 1131-6993 .- 1988-2327. ; 29:2, s. 267-298
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The totality (31) of the ivory objects recovered in Cerro de la Virgen (Orce, Gramada) site during the archaeological interventions made between 1963 and 1970 have been studied here. Morpho-typological study, raw material characterization and the traceological analysis have been carried out. Two different categories of ornaments (pendants and buttons) have been identified, in some cases with subdivisions. Temporal differences can be suggested with the increase in variability in Beaker moments (phase 2) and the presence of some types only in certain phases. The last phases of manufacturing and repair processes have been identified, and traceological analysis supports the relationship of the so-called "buttons" with the clothing. As for the raw material, the optical study has been able to determine the use of elephant and hippopotamus ivory, in addition to elements made on cetaceans and wild boar samples. Through FTIR, it has been possible to distinguish between Asian and African elephant ivory. In contrast to what has been observed in other sites, hippopotamus ivory use can be seen from the beginning of the site occupation in a pre-Beaker moment and Asian elephant ivory continues to be used until Early Bronze Age.
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