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      Gemology, Neolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology, Chalcolithic Archaeology, Balkan prehistory
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      Prehistoric Archaeology, Gemology, Mineralogy, Neolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology
Archaeomineralogy (archaeological mineralogy, mineralogical archaeology) is an interdisciplinary science related to the study of archaeological and historical objects of a mineral and rock composition (Kostov, 2007a; Rapp, 2009). In... more
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      Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Gemology, Mineralogy
Egypt’s Red Sea island of Zabargad, also called St. John’s Island, is arguably the world’s most famous source of gem olivine, or peridot. Both the island and its eponymous gemstone were called “topazos” by ancient writers. Although much... more
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      Archaeology, Gemology, Ancient Science, Ancient Historiography
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      Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Arkeoloji, Archaeogemology
Öz İnsanlık tarihinde görülen en yaygın takılardan olan yüzükler, tarih boyunca çeşitli duyguları temsil eden objeler olarak kullanılmışlardır. Hammaddesinin elde ediliş ve işleniş biçimine göre farklı özellikler gösteren yüzüklerin,... more
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      Historical Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Medieval Archaeology, Archaeology of Mining
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      Archaeology, Arkeoloji, Archaeogemology, Kuyumculuk ve Takı Tasarımı
İnsanlık tarihinde en yaygın takılardan olan yüzükler zenginlik, asalet, güç ve bağlılık gibi duyguları temsil eden objeler olarak kullanılmışlardır. Varlıkları tarih öncesi çağlara dayanan yüzüğün ilk örnekleri Tunç Çağı'nda görülür.... more
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      Archaeology, Ancient jewellery, Arkeoloji, Archaeogemology
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      Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Gemology, Geoarchaeology
Researchers from different fields like archaeology, history, philology and natural sciences present their studies on ancient gemstones. Using precious minerals as an example, trade flows and craftsmanship, but also utilisation and... more
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      Archaeology, Art History, Indian Ocean History, Early Medieval Archaeology
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      Archaeology, Gemology, Medieval Archaeology, Medieval Europe
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      Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Medieval Archaeology, Neolithic Archaeology
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      Archaeology, Gemology, Eurasia, Neolithic Archaeology
A group of 18 cameos dated from the 16th to 19th centuries (bearing motifs of Roman emperors and female members of their families) from the Constantine Schmidt-Ciążyński collection was investigated with gemmological analyses supported by... more
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      Gemology, Mineralogy, Art History, Crystallography
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      Archaeology, Gemology, Balkan prehistory, Archaeomineralogy
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      Archaeometry, Provenance studies of archaeological material, Garnet jewellery, Archaeogemology
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      Prehistoric Archaeology, Mineralogy, Minerals, Neolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology
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      Archaeology, Geoarchaeology, Bulgaria, Neolithic Archaeology
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      Archaeology, Gemology, Mineralogy, Geoarchaeology
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      Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Gemology, Neolithic & Chalcolithic Archaeology