Sourcing african ivory in chalcolithic Portugal

A recent review of all ivory from excavations in Chalcolithic and Beaker period Iberia shows a marked coastal distribution – which strongly suggests that the material is being brought in by sea. Using microscopy and spectroscopy, the authors were able to distinguish ivories from extinct Pleistocene...

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Main Author: Schuhmacher, Thomas X. (author)
Other Authors: Cardoso, João Luís (author), Banerjee, Arun (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/2361
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorioaberto.uab.pt:10400.2/2361