Amber imitation? Two unusual cases of Pinus resin-coated beads in Iberian Late Prehistory (3(rd) and 2(nd) millennia BC)

A group of beads from the artificial cave of La Molina (Lora de Estepa, Sevilla) and Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona) were made from a biogenic raw material and intentionally covered by a layer of resin. This is the first time this type of treatment has been documented on elements of adornment in...

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Autores principales: Odriozola, Carlos P., Garrido Cordero, José Ángel, Daura, Joan, Sanz, Montserrat, Martínez-Blanes, José María, Avilés, Miguel Ángel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6499543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31051007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215469
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Sumario:A group of beads from the artificial cave of La Molina (Lora de Estepa, Sevilla) and Cova del Gegant (Sitges, Barcelona) were made from a biogenic raw material and intentionally covered by a layer of resin. This is the first time this type of treatment has been documented on elements of adornment in the Late Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula. The composition and nature of the coatings are analysed and the symbolic role of such alterations and imitations of prehistoric adornments is discussed.

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