Adornment deposits
A study of bead and jewellery remains from Late Antiquity tombs in the Red Sea port of Berenike
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6041956 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Then-Obłuska (0000-0002-4690-0069, Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Centre, University of Warsaw, 00-927 Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 32 Street, Poland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-272 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Azania Archaeological Research in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0067-270X • E-ISSN: 1945-5534 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0067270x.2024.2316527 |
| OpenAlex | W4392551675 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
Next to pottery, items of adornment comprise the most abundant material excavated in Northeast Africa, often being the only evidence for long-distance interactions. Interdisciplinary research has been developed to demonstrate that beads, particularly those of Indian origin from port sites on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, may attest to intense relations between North Africa and Asia. Parallels and provenance examination of recent bead and jewellery finds (four silver and coral earrings, eight silver rings and about eleven ivory bangles) from two Late Antiquity tombs of the fourth/fifth centuries AD at Berenike also suggest links between the Red Sea coast and the Nubian Nile Valley. Additionally, these ornaments raise questions as to their function in multiple burials. It is not possible to determine whether they were used as part of the funerary ritual or as offerings to the individuals buried, but several observations can be offered
Adornment · Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bead · Geography · Late Antiquity · Port (circuit theory) · Visual arts · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Engineering · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Mechanical Engineering
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| Citations per year | 5 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |