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Production and function of Neolithic black-painted pottery from Schela Cladovei (Iron Gates, Romania)
This paper presents for the first time the results of a combination of petrographic, geochemical and organic residue analyses of early Neolithic ceramics from the Iron Gates region of the Danube basin. Eleven early Neolithic potsherds from Schela Cladovei (Romania) were analysed in detail. The results of the petrographic analysis... -
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Provenance reinterpretation of some early Egyptian copper alloy artefacts
This paper presents a new provenance evaluation of recently published Egyptian copper alloy artefacts dating to the Protodynastic and Old Kingdom periods. The excavation context of a Protodynastic chisel from Elkab is considered in detail to provide a nuanced interpretation of its dating. In turn, the broader implications of this...Archaeometallurgy; Copper alloy; Protodynastic Egypt; Old Kingdom Egypt; provenance; lead isotopes
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'What Follows Six is More Than Seven': Understanding African Art
Text of the first William Fagg Memorial Lecture, a series founded to commemorate the African interests of the BM's Keeper of Ethnography between 1969 and 1974. The title refers to a Yorùbá proverb that suggests that we look beyond what is easily observed if we are to understand something. Only...Abiodun, Rowland
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The Circulation of Metal in the British Bronze Age: The Application of Lead Isotope Analysis
The results of the first major lead isotope analysis of British Copper and Bronze Age artefacts, and an attempt to relate the artefacts to their source. The authors outline the evidence for early mining, and the principles of lead isotope analysis, before presenting lead isotope analyses for British ores, and...Rohl, Brenda ; Needham, Stuart