Testing the endurance of prehistoric adornments: Raw materials from the aquatic environment

Mărgărit, Monica

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2016.04.009

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“…The variation in use-wear development between artifacts of the same type and raw material has been used by archaeologists as an indication of degrees of use within an assemblage (e.g., Bonnardin 2008Bonnardin , 2012Sidéra and Giacobini 2002;Sidéra and Legrand 2006;Van Gijn 2017). Controlled experiments corroborate the relation between intensity and extent of wear development and its duration (Mărgărit 2016). In the present research, different degrees of use-wear have been observed on the components of the baby sling and on the nut figurines necklace.…”

Section: Different Degrees Of Use-wearsupporting

confidence: 75%

“…Experimental studies focused on the use of beads include both the actualistic wearing of ornaments (Álvarez Fernández 2006;d'Errico 1993a;d'Errico et al 1993;Mărgărit 2016;Minotti 2014;Verschoof 2008) and the (mechanical) replication of use-wear in a clinical setting (Brasser 2015;d'Errico 1993a, b;d'Errico et al 1993;Langley and O'Connor 2016;Rainio and Mannermaa 2014;Vanhaeren et al 2013). On the one hand, actualistic experiments provide a more accurate reference collection, as artifacts are subjected to conditions that are more similar to those of the past: they rest against the human body and may be worn during a range of quotidian activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, a mechanized system is capable of more easily isolating and adding variables, in addition to including longer durations or more intense use. Use duration and intensity are relevant variables to explore, as certain raw materials seem to require different periods of time to develop usewear of comparable extent (e.g., compare results for 3-month-long use of beads in Mărgărit 2016 andVerschoof 2008;also Álvarez Fernández 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

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New Insights into Use-Wear Development in Bodily Ornaments Through the Study of Ethnographic Collections

Falci

Cuisin

Delpuech

et al. 2018

J Archaeol Method Theory

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The use of microwear analysis has made substantial contributions to the study of archaeological bodily ornaments. However, limitations persist with regard to the interpretation of use and the reconstruction of systems of attachment, hampering a holistic understanding of the diversity of past bodily adornment. This is because the complexities of ornament biographies and the resulting wear traces cannot be grasped exclusively from the study of experimental reference collections. In this paper, we propose to bridge this gap in interpretation by systematically researching ethnographic collections. We conducted a microscopic study of 38 composite ornaments from lowland South America housed at the Musée du quai Branly (Paris). These objects involve organic, biomineral, and inorganic components, attached through different string configurations. The combined use of optical and 3D digital microscopy at different magnification ranges provided a thorough understanding of wear trace formation, distribution, and characterization. We demonstrate how individual beads develop characteristic use-wear in relation to one another and to the strings. We further challenge common assumptions made in the analysis of archaeological ornaments. In sum, this research addresses methodological and interpretative issues in the study of bodily adornment at large, by providing insight into the biographies of objects that were actually worn in a lived context. In the future, our results can be applied as reference for a more effective understanding of the use of ornaments worldwide.

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Section: Different Degrees Of Use-wearsupporting

confidence: 75%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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New Insights into Use-Wear Development in Bodily Ornaments Through the Study of Ethnographic Collections

Falci

Cuisin

Delpuech

et al. 2018

J Archaeol Method Theory

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“…At least a part of the accidental holes resulted from shell friction and hitting against one another during wear as shown by the experiments made on L . naticoides shells [22].…”

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“…The perforation method and use-wear analysis for 12 of the Lithoglyphus naticoides specimens as well as the experiments to determine their identify have been published [21]. Observations on the specimens found in recent years have been compared to previous results [22, 23, 24]. Several sources were used to identify the perforation methods employed on the Homalopoma sanguineum shells.…”

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confidence: 99%

Mobility and social identity in the Mid Upper Paleolithic: New personal ornaments from Poiana Cireșului (Piatra Neamț, Romania)

Nițu¹,

Cârciumaru

Nicolae³

et al. 2019

PLoS ONE

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Most of the Paleolithic art and ornaments discovered in Romania come from the site of Poiana Cireșului. Four Paleolithic layers have been studied at this site—the oldest one belongs to the Early Gravettian period between 30 ka and 31 ka BP. The ornaments discovered in this layer include perforated shells from three species of mollusks: freshwater Lithoglyphus naticoide and Lithoglyphus apertus as well as Homalopoma sanguineum (an exclusively Mediterranean species). Poiana Cireșului is one of the very few Gravettian sites where perforated Homalopoma sanguineum shells were found, and the importance of this discovery is stressed even more by the very long distance between the site and the nearest source located over 900 km away. This find suggests the connection of communities here with the Mediterranean area as well as a possible movement of populations from the south of the continent to the east of the Carpathians with significant implications in understanding human group mobility and the origin of the Early Gravettian in this area. Furthermore, Poiana Cireșului is the only Gravettian settlement where Lithoglyphus naticoides shells were used. The unique association of perforated shells—not found in any other Gravettian settlement—contributes to the identity of the Paleolithic community of Poiana Cireșului through their ornaments.

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Between worlds and elites at the beginning of the Early Bronze Age in the Lower Danube Basin: a pluridisciplinary approach to personal ornaments

Frînculeasa¹,

Garvan

Mărgărit

et al. 2020

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Testing the endurance of prehistoric adornments: Raw materials from the aquatic environment

Cited by 24 publications

References 18 publications

New Insights into Use-Wear Development in Bodily Ornaments Through the Study of Ethnographic Collections

New Insights into Use-Wear Development in Bodily Ornaments Through the Study of Ethnographic Collections

Mobility and social identity in the Mid Upper Paleolithic: New personal ornaments from Poiana Cireșului (Piatra Neamț, Romania)

Between worlds and elites at the beginning of the Early Bronze Age in the Lower Danube Basin: a pluridisciplinary approach to personal ornaments

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