Iron oxide rock artefacts in mesopotamia c. 2600-1200 bc: an interdisciplinary study of hematite, goethite and magnetite objects
Auteur :
Melein, Martine Marieke
Éditeur :
Archaeopress
ISBN :
9781784919641
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2018
Dimensions :
29,0 x 20,5 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
1450 g
Format :
A4
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The flourishing civilisations of Mesopotamia imported all kinds of materials from the surrounding regions. Iron oxide rock was very popular for weight stones and cylinder seals around 2000 BC. This research aims to determine the region of origin for the raw material, what made people start using iron oxide rock, and what led them to stop using it.