A Very Early “Fashion”: Neolithic Stone Bracelets from a Mediterranean Perspective

Ring-shaped objects, used mainly as bracelets, appear in the archaeological record associated with the first farming societies around the Mediterranean area. These bracelets, among other personal ornaments, are related to the spread of the farming economy in the Mediterranean (10th–6th millennium BC...

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Autores principales:	Martínez-Sevilla Francisco, Baysal Emma L., Micheli Roberto, Ifantidis Fotis, Lugliè Carlo
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	personal ornaments stone bracelets typology raw materials chronology Archaeology CC1-960
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/b37eaf17f33e4d43adef87b5f98ca3f0
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b37eaf17f33e4d43adef87b5f98ca3f02021-12-05T14:10:59ZA Very Early “Fashion”: Neolithic Stone Bracelets from a Mediterranean Perspective2300-656010.1515/opar-2020-0156https://doaj.org/article/b37eaf17f33e4d43adef87b5f98ca3f02021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2020-0156https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6560Ring-shaped objects, used mainly as bracelets, appear in the archaeological record associated with the first farming societies around the Mediterranean area. These bracelets, among other personal ornaments, are related to the spread of the farming economy in the Mediterranean (10th–6th millennium BC). In particular, stone bracelets, given their intricate technology, are linked with the early stages of craft specialization and the beginnings of complex social organization. Likewise, their frequency in Early Neolithic assemblages and the lithologies in which they were made have become an important element in the study of the circulation networks of goods, as well as the symbolic behaviors and aesthetic preferences of the first farming groups. This research provides the first overview of the stone bracelets of Neolithic groups in the Mediterranean. We compare the similarities and differences among these ornaments in different geographical zones across the region including Turkey, Greece, Italy, and Spain. Using all the information available about these ornaments – chronology, typology, raw materials and manufacturing processes, use-wear, repair, and alteration practices – we shed light on a complex archaeological trans-cultural manifestation related to the spread of the Neolithic lifestyle across the European continent.Martínez-Sevilla FranciscoBaysal Emma L.Micheli RobertoIfantidis FotisLugliè CarloDe Gruyterarticlepersonal ornamentsstone braceletstypologyraw materialschronologyArchaeologyCC1-960ENOpen Archaeology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 815-831 (2021)
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description	Ring-shaped objects, used mainly as bracelets, appear in the archaeological record associated with the first farming societies around the Mediterranean area. These bracelets, among other personal ornaments, are related to the spread of the farming economy in the Mediterranean (10th–6th millennium BC). In particular, stone bracelets, given their intricate technology, are linked with the early stages of craft specialization and the beginnings of complex social organization. Likewise, their frequency in Early Neolithic assemblages and the lithologies in which they were made have become an important element in the study of the circulation networks of goods, as well as the symbolic behaviors and aesthetic preferences of the first farming groups. This research provides the first overview of the stone bracelets of Neolithic groups in the Mediterranean. We compare the similarities and differences among these ornaments in different geographical zones across the region including Turkey, Greece, Italy, and Spain. Using all the information available about these ornaments – chronology, typology, raw materials and manufacturing processes, use-wear, repair, and alteration practices – we shed light on a complex archaeological trans-cultural manifestation related to the spread of the Neolithic lifestyle across the European continent.
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author	Martínez-Sevilla Francisco Baysal Emma L. Micheli Roberto Ifantidis Fotis Lugliè Carlo
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title	A Very Early “Fashion”: Neolithic Stone Bracelets from a Mediterranean Perspective
title_short	A Very Early “Fashion”: Neolithic Stone Bracelets from a Mediterranean Perspective
title_full	A Very Early “Fashion”: Neolithic Stone Bracelets from a Mediterranean Perspective
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publisher	De Gruyter
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/b37eaf17f33e4d43adef87b5f98ca3f0
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A Very Early “Fashion”: Neolithic Stone Bracelets from a Mediterranean Perspective

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