Matthew A James
Biographic Data
| ID | 1203893 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew A James |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew A |
| FAMILY NAME | James |
| SIGNATURE | JAMES M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
High prestige Royal Purple dyed textiles from the Bronze Age royal tomb at Qatna, Syria
During the ongoing excavations in the palace of the famous Qatna complex, the excavators noted patches of brown staining on the floor of a high status tomb. Chemical extraction revealed the presence of brominated derivatives of indigo and indirubin, and more detailed characterisation showed that it likely came fromHexaplex trunculus. In short, this was none other than the renowned Tyrian or Royal Purple mentioned by Pliny, which was to have such …
The Qatna lion
Using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the authors show that amber was imported into Late Bronze Age Syria and used for making the prestige artefacts found in a Royal tomb of c. 1340 BC. The objects included beads and a unique vessel in the form of a lion, likely fashioned in Syria from raw amber imported from the Baltic via the Aegean
The Qatna lion
Using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the authors show that amber was imported into Late Bronze Age Syria and used for making the prestige artefacts found in a Royal tomb of c. 1340 BC. The objects included beads and a unique vessel in the form of a lion, likely fashioned in Syria from raw amber imported from the Baltic via the Aegean
High prestige Royal Purple dyed textiles from the Bronze Age royal tomb at Qatna, Syria
During the ongoing excavations in the palace of the famous Qatna complex, the excavators noted patches of brown staining on the floor of a high status tomb. Chemical extraction revealed the presence of brominated derivatives of indigo and indirubin, and more detailed characterisation showed that it likely came fromHexaplex trunculus. In short, this was none other than the renowned Tyrian or Royal Purple mentioned by Pliny, which was to have such …
The Qatna lion
Using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the authors show that amber was imported into Late Bronze Age Syria and used for making the prestige artefacts found in a Royal tomb of c. 1340 BC. The objects included beads and a unique vessel in the form of a lion, likely fashioned in Syria from raw amber imported from the Baltic via the Aegean
High prestige Royal Purple dyed textiles from the Bronze Age royal tomb at Qatna, Syria
During the ongoing excavations in the palace of the famous Qatna complex, the excavators noted patches of brown staining on the floor of a high status tomb. Chemical extraction revealed the presence of brominated derivatives of indigo and indirubin, and more detailed characterisation showed that it likely came fromHexaplex trunculus. In short, this was none other than the renowned Tyrian or Royal Purple mentioned by Pliny, which was to have such …
Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 work) · Ancient Near East History (1 work) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Baltic amber (1 work) · Biology (1 work)