Seals from the Adji Kui Burials
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21814771 |
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| Authors | Gian Luca Bonora (0000-0001-5170-206X), International Association of Mediterranean and East Studies ISMEO, Gabriele Rossi Osmida, Independent Researcher, A Cengia |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Pages | 55-68 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological News (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1817-6976 |
| Publisher | Institute for the History of Material Culture Russian Academy of Science (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31600/1817-6976-2021-32-55-68 |
| OpenAlex | W3204380707 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
While the catalogue of the graves from Adji Kui is being prepared for the upcoming publication, this paper describes and presents for the first time fifteen seals found in the burials. The seals were manufactured in stone, metal and faience; thirteen of them were one-sided stamp seals, one is a stamp seal atop a pin head in bronze and the last is represented by a two-sided seal in hematite. Their subjects, shape and material as well as their manufacturing techniques highlight that all seals belong to the Oxus Civilization. They find several close comparisons with artefacts from other sites in Margiana and Bactria and their chronological distribution is dated to the late 3rd millennium BC. As evidenced in other Oxus Civilization graveyards, most of the Adji Kui seals were found in graves containing female individuals, surmising then that the place of women in the Middle East and Central Asian communities, among them also Adji Kui, was socially and economically important
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Civilization · Geography · Ancient Near East History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Highly cited | No |
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