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BALTIC AMBER IN HISPANIA DURING LATE ANTIQUITY. CONTACTS, NETWORKS AND EXCHANGE.
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Oxford Journal of Archaeology . May2024, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p195-216. 22p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Summary: Amber is a material of great social value that has been identified at various archaeological sites on the Iberian peninsula dating to Late Antiquity. The objects, mostly necklace beads, have been discussed to date with limited results in relation to a small number of studies. This article presents the characterization by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) of 52 amber beads from four Late Antique necropolises in the province of Granada (south‐eastern Iberian peninsula): Cortijo del Chopo (Colomera), El Castillón (Montefrío), Marugán (Atarfe) and Fuente Santa (Loja). The results obtained demonstrate the Baltic origin of the amber at these sites and advance our knowledge of this type of product in Hispanic Late Antique funerary contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy
*ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02625253
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Oxford Journal of Archaeology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176763875
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ojoa.12290