Carnelian beads from Manda, Unguja Ukuu and Kwa Mgogo: New insights on the stone bead trade between South Asia and East Africa, 7th to 15th Century CE.

Autor: Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark, Kusimba, Chapurukha M., Sarathi, Akshay, Walz, Jonathan R., Law, Randall W., Dussubieux, Laure
Zdroj: Archaeological & Anthropological Sciences; May2024, Vol. 16 Issue 5, p1-23, 23p
Abstrakt: Carnelian beads from three archaeological sites in East Africa, Manda, Kenya and Unguja Ukuu and Kwa Mgogo, Tanzania, have been studied using stylistic, technological and geochemical analyses. Broadly dated to between the seventh and fifteenth centuries CE, the bead shapes and manufacturing technology can be correlated to beads produced at workshops in ancient South Asia from around the same time period. Geochemical analysis using Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry indicates that the carnelian for producing the beads came primarily from the regions of Gujarat and Maharashtra in modern India. The diverse carnelian sources and different patterns of beads at the three sites illustrate the complex economic and social networks that linked communities in East Africa and South Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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