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DOI	10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103116
	Neolithic long-distance exchanges in Southern Arabia: A supposed road for the 'Jade' axes
	Al Kindi, Mohammed; Charpentier, Vincent; Maiorano, Maria Pia; Musa, Maya; Pavan, Alexia; Heward, Alan; Vosges, Jeremie; Marchand, Gregor; Pickford, Martin
通讯作者	Al Kindi, M (corresponding author), Earth Sci Consultancy Ctr, POB 979,PC 611, Muscat, Oman.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
ISSN	2352-409X
出版年	2021
卷号	39
英文摘要	This paper discusses the results of a new geo-archaeological study on the nephrite (jade) axes discovered in southern Oman (Dhofar Governorate). The research presents a first account of the geological composition and the morphological structure of such tools and it outlines a preliminary distribution network of jade axe-heads across Southern Arabia. After the discovery of the first analysed sample at Shaqat Jadailah SQJ-3, in the Rub' al-Khali Desert (Dhofar), four other archaeological axe-adze samples collected from southern Oman, were analysed using micro-Raman Spectroscopy and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF). We compared the analysed samples to other nephrite axes collected in the first pioneering exploration of Gertrude Caton-Thompson (Yemen) and Wilfred Thesiger (South Oman). These objects were then correlated with nephrite raw material from the basement exposures in Yemen. Available data show that the raw material originating in Yemen reached the Neolithic groups of Southern Rub' al-Khali and coastal Dhofar most likely during the 6th-5th millennium BC, following a similar path to the obsidian route. The colour, texture and composition, together with the presence of other classes of lithic artefacts such as the trihedral projectile points, indicate that during this period Southern Oman was fully integrated into long-distance exchange networks. The analysis of the collected samples show that they are made exclusively from nephrite, and not from other general green stones. Considering the high hardness and toughness of the nephrite, this fact allows the hypothesis of a deliberate choice in the selection of raw material for its durability or prestige value.
英文关键词	Jade axes Nephrite Neolithic exchanges Oman Micro-Raman Spectroscopy ED-XRF
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	AHCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000697692200002
WOS关键词	RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPY ; IDENTIFICATION ; PERIOD ; YEMEN ; OMAN
WOS类目	Archaeology
WOS研究方向	Archaeology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/374191
作者单位	[Al Kindi, Mohammed] Earth Sci Consultancy Ctr, POB 979,PC 611, Muscat, Oman; [Charpentier, Vincent] Inrap, UMR 7041, ArScAn, Paris, France; [Maiorano, Maria Pia] Univ Naples L Orientale, Dept Asian African & Mediterranean Studies, Naples, Italy; [Musa, Maya] Gulf Inst Gemol, Thaqafah St, Muscat 133, Oman; [Pavan, Alexia] Minist Heritage & Tourism, Salalah, Oman; [Heward, Alan] 23 Croftdown Court, Malvern WR14 3HZ, Worcs, England; [Vosges, Jeremie] Maison Orient & Mediterranee, Archeorient, UMR 5133, Lyon, France; [Marchand, Gregor] Univ Rennes 1, CREAAH, UMR 6566, Lab Archeosci,CNRS, Rennes, France; [Pickford, Martin] MNHN CNRS SU, Museum Natl Hist Nat, UMR CR2P 7207, Paris, France
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Al Kindi, Mohammed,Charpentier, Vincent,Maiorano, Maria Pia,et al. Neolithic long-distance exchanges in Southern Arabia: A supposed road for the 'Jade' axes[J],2021,39.
APA	Al Kindi, Mohammed.,Charpentier, Vincent.,Maiorano, Maria Pia.,Musa, Maya.,Pavan, Alexia.,...&Pickford, Martin.(2021).Neolithic long-distance exchanges in Southern Arabia: A supposed road for the 'Jade' axes.JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS,39.
MLA	Al Kindi, Mohammed,et al."Neolithic long-distance exchanges in Southern Arabia: A supposed road for the 'Jade' axes".JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS 39(2021).