INAA of agate sources and artifacts from the Indus, Helmand, and Thailand regions
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2008-01
Authors
Law, Randall
Carter, Alison Kyra
Bhan, Kuldeep
Malik, Arun
Glascock, Michael D.
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Proceedings of the Eurpoean Association of South Asian Archaeologists
Abstract
Agate was one of the ancient world’s premier prestige goods, especially the red-orange variety known as carnelian. The stone was utilized by and traded between
societies from Africa to eastern Asia (Inizan 1993; Insollet al. 2004; Theunissen et al. 2000). In this paper, we present the results of a series of instrumental neutron activation analyses (INAA) of agate samples and artifacts from sources and/or sites in the Indus, Helmand, and Thailand regions. This study represents the beginning of a broad-scale, long-term project aimed at identifying Old World agate sources and the regional and inter-regional trade networks through which this important stone was exchanged in both raw and finished form.
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Law, R., Carter, A. K., Bhan, K., Malik, A., & Glascock, M. (2008). INAA of agate sources and artifacts from the Indus, Helmand, and Thailand regions. British Archaeological Reports. International Series, 2454. Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236850244_INAA_of_agate_sources_and_artifacts_from_the_Indus_Helmand_and_Thailand_regions