Isotopic and provenance analysis of Neolithic and Bronze Age shell disc beads from Ban Non Wat, north-east Thailand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3781100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J W Eerkens (0000-0002-2150-8917, University of California, Davis, corresponding author), C Higham (0000-0002-1082-6215, University of Otago), Howard J Spero (0000-0001-5465-8607, University of California, Davis) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 400 |
| Pages | 905-919 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2024.86 |
| OpenAlex | W4401915100 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
Small, disc-shaped shell beads are recorded as mortuary offerings in many Neolithic and Bronze Age burials in Southeast Asia. Yet the provenance of these artefacts is often obscure, as production processes involve the removal of diagnostic morphological features, negating taxonomic classification. Here, the authors report on the combined isotopic and morphological analysis of a subset of shell beads from the site of Ban Non Wat in north-east Thailand. In addition to identifying freshwater sources for nearly all the beads, the results suggest the presence of multiple shell production centres-each with access to distinct aqueous environments-and widespread exchange in the Bronze Age
Archaeology · Bead · Bronze · Bronze Age · East Asia · Geography · Provenance · Shell (structure) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Materials Science · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |