Ocher and cinnabar in the argaric funerary record
The known cases of Bronze Age Argaric stained skeletons found in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, have been analysed. The various hypotheses proposed relating to the origin of these colorations have been evaluated in light of new data provided by SEM, XRD and RAMAN spectroscopic analysis carr...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:fisabio.fundanetsuite.com:p19454 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://fisabio.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/19454 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84876218412&doi=10.3989%2ftp.2012.12092&partnerID=40&md5=d758d3c5398e71d0c8748a8f89546e8b |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Bronze Age Burials Dyes Archaeometry Atomic spectrometry |
| Sumario: | The known cases of Bronze Age Argaric stained skeletons found in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, have been analysed. The various hypotheses proposed relating to the origin of these colorations have been evaluated in light of new data provided by SEM, XRD and RAMAN spectroscopic analysis carried out on five Argaric graves of Murcia and Alicante. The results have indicated the presence of ochre and cinnabar on some of the skeletons. Without discarding the possibility that both substances were used in dyeing fabrics, it is proposed that their main use was for face and body make-up, being higher the number of recorded cases on female skeletons compared to male. |
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