A Raman spectroscopic study of the Mapungubwe oblates: glass trade beads excavated at an Iron Age archaeological site in South Africa

Colomban, Philippe; Prinsloo, Linda Charlotta

dc.contributor.advisor	Gratuze, B.
dc.contributor.advisor	Dussubieux, L.
dc.contributor.author	Colomban, Philippe
dc.contributor.illustrator	Carr, Alan
dc.contributor.upauthor	Prinsloo, Linda Charlotta
dc.date.accessioned	2008-02-11T06:52:37Z
dc.date.available	2008-02-11T06:52:37Z
dc.date.created	2006-12-22
dc.date.issued	2007-10-09
dc.description.abstract	Oblate seed beads excavated on Mapungubwe hill, an Iron Age site in South Africa, were analyzed using raman microscopy and supportive techniques to determine the glass technology and pigments used to produce the beads. Corrosion of the black beads was also investigated and an organic phase detected on the beads, which might influence the corrosion process. This detailed profile of the glass technology used to produce the Mapungubwe oblates might eventually help to determine their provenance.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	National Research Foundation Laboratoire Dynamique, Interactions et Reactivite (Ladir) CNRS- Universite Pierre et Marie Curie France	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Prinsloo, L & Colomban, P 2007, 'A Raman spectroscopic study of the Mapungubwe oblates: glass trade beads excavated at an Iron Age archaeological site in South Africa', Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, vol. 39, pp. 79-90. Published online in Wiley Interscience.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/4398
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Journal of Raman Spectroscopy	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	39	en
dc.rights	Copyright John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.	en
dc.subject	Pigment identification	en
dc.subject	Artefacts	en
dc.subject	Glass trade beads	en
dc.subject	Mapungubwe Museum	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Mapungubwe Site (South Africa)
dc.subject.lcsh	Raman spectroscopy
dc.subject.lcsh	Iron age -- South Africa -- Mapungubwe Site
dc.subject.lcsh	Excavations (Archaeology) -- South Africa -- Mapungubwe Site
dc.subject.lcsh	Archaeology -- South Africa -- Mapungubwe Site
dc.subject.lcsh	Glass beads -- South Africa -- Mapungubwe Site
dc.subject.lcsh	Beadwork -- South Africa -- Mapungubwe Site
dc.title	A Raman spectroscopic study of the Mapungubwe oblates: glass trade beads excavated at an Iron Age archaeological site in South Africa	en
dc.type	Article	en