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The obsidian beads from Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf (ca. 5,200–4,700 cal. BC), Jordan Valley, Israe...

The obsidian beads from Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf (ca. 5,200–4,700 cal. BC), Jordan Valley, Israe...

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The obsidian beads from Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf (ca. 5,200–4,700 cal. BC), Jordan Valley, Israel: technology, provenance, and socio-economic significance

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The obsidian beads from Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf (ca. 5,200–4,700 cal. BC), Jordan Valley, Israel: technology, provenance, and socio-economic significance

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Archaeological and anthropological sciences, 2022-06, Vol.14 (6), Article 113

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Contents

It has long been recognized that the use of beads for bodily adornment was a powerful means of creating and expressing social identities. Their symbolic significance and meaning-making lies in the intersection of how and where they are worn, their life histories of production and ownership, the time and skill invested in their manufacture, plus the...

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The obsidian beads from Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf (ca. 5,200–4,700 cal. BC), Jordan Valley, Israel: technology, provenance, and socio-economic significance

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2669222902

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2669222902

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ISSN

1866-9557

E-ISSN

1866-9565

DOI

10.1007/s12520-022-01570-x

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