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Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 44, Issue 3, Page 228-247, August 2025.Summary This study examines four exceptional lead boat‐shaped objects recovered from the fourteenth‐century BC Chamber Tomb ZZ at the cemetery of the cosmopolitan city of Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus. A closely related lead object was also found in Stratum 1 of City Quarter 4 at Hala Sultan Tekke, dating to the early twelfth century BC.
Peter M. Fischer, Tzveta V. Manolova
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CONSUMPTION PATTERNS OF A VASSAL: THE CASE OF LACHISH AND JERUSALEM
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 44, Issue 2, Page 139-158, May 2025.Summary This study analyzes the complex interplay of material culture, elite consumption and imperial power dynamics as they relate to the roles of Lachish and Jerusalem in the Iron IIA and to the formation of the Kingdom of Judah. Based on an analysis of luxury goods and social practices, it explores established interpretations of the geopolitical ...
Reli Avisar
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Journal of Glass StudiesThis research constitutes a systematic archaeological and archaeometric study on ornamental vitreous material from Spain dated to the Late and Final Bronze Age (LBA–FBA, about 1650–900 cal BCE).
Alberto Lorrio Alvarado +4 more
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Evidence of glass bead‐making in the early Islamic Iberian Peninsula
Archaeometry, Volume 67, Issue 2, Page 364-379, April 2025.Abstract Glass beads from two Islamic archaeological sites in the Tagus valley in central Spain were selected and analysed by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS), and a subset of samples (n = 6) was analysed for Pb isotopes by multicollector thermal ionization mass spectrometry (MC‐TIMS).
Cristina Boschetti +4 more
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Optical Coherence Tomography for the non-invasive investigation of the microstructure of ancient Egyptian faience [PDF]
Journal of Archaeological Science, 2012 Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive subsurface 3D imaging technique based on the Michelson interferometer. The non-invasive nature of OCT and its speed of acquisition makes it possible to image large volumes of intact objects to yield a complete overview of the microstructure.
Liang, H, Sax, M, Saunders, D, Tite, M
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On the nature of ceramics technology: from Empedocles to Dawkins
Archaeometry, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 55-71, February 2025.Abstract This contribution discusses salient aspects of the development of ceramics technology from its invention to the present, and the role ceramics have played during the cultural development and technological progress of ancient and modern societies. The conjecture is being advanced that the transformation of ceramic production modes from holistic,
Robert B. Heimann
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A FAIENCE HEAD OF A BEARDED MALE FROM TEL ABEL BETH MAACAH: ICONOGRAPHY, TECHNOLOGY AND CONTEXT
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 43, Issue 4, Page 373-398, November 2024.Summary A faience head depicting a bearded male was unearthed in a ninth‐century BC context at Tel Abel Beth Maacah, located on the modern Israel‐Lebanese border. During the Iron Age, the site was at the interface between the kingdoms of Israel and Aram‐Damascus and the Phoenician city‐states of Tyre and Sidon.
N. Yahalom‐Mack +5 more
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AN AEGEAN MIRROR FROM HALA SULTAN TEKKE, CYPRUS
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 153-172, May 2024.Summary This study deals with the results of the 2023 fieldwork at the extramural cemetery of the Late Bronze Age harbour city of Hala Sultan Tekke. One of the three excavated tombs in 2023 was the undisturbed Chamber Tomb XX, which is dated around 1300 BC.
Rainer Feldbacher +4 more
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Degradation Processes of Egyptian Faience Tiles in the Step Pyramid at Saqqara
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012 AbstractThe tomb of King Djoser (2667-2648 B.C) at Saqqara known as the Step Pyramid was the first Egyptian pyramid tomb and the earliest stone building of its size in the world. Some of the walls of the substructure of the Step Pyramid and the so-called “Southern Tomb” were covered with panels of blue-green faience tiles.
Madkour, Fatma S., Khallaf, Mohamed K.
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Study Of Color Conversion By Time In Ancient Egyptian Faience Artifacts
, 2016 The Ancient Egyptians manufactured faience beads, amulets, rings, bracelets, scarabs, small figurines, bowls, tiles, as well as pieces for inlayment of their ornaments, since the predynastic age (3050 B.C.), and continued through the Roman period (30 B.C).
Helmi, Fatma M., Abdel-Rehim, Nagwa S.
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