Abstract
Use-wear analysis applied to two carnelian beads from Nahal Hemar Cave, southern Israel, and dated to the Middle Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period, revealed a manufacturing procedure that corresponds to genuine lapidary technologies of contemporary traditional societies. Based on ethnographic observations combined with experiments in working carnelian, wear patterns were interpreted to be produced by a multi-stage manufacturing sequence that includes abrasion against varying abrasion surfaces, drilling probably with a splinter drill equipped into a rod and finally, tumbling. These beads are one of the earliest examples of carnelian beads and thus represent a lapidary technology with roots from over 9000 years ago.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 77-88 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Archaeological Science |
| Volume | 58 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jun 2015 |
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Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
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Keywords
- Abrasion
- Carnelian beads
- Lapidary
- Nahal hemar cave
- Polishing
- Pre-pottery neolithic B period
- Splinter drill
- Tumbling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Archaeology
- Archaeology
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