The biographies of bodily ornaments from indigenous settlements of the Dominican Republic (AD 800–1600)
CG Falci, D Ngan-Tillard, CL Hofman… - Latin American …, 2020 - cambridge.org
In this study, we generate novel insights regarding bodily ornaments from indigenous
societies of late precolonial Greater Antilles. Previous research has highlighted the …
societies of late precolonial Greater Antilles. Previous research has highlighted the …
Fluid inclusions in jadeitite and jadeite-rich rock from serpentinite mélanges in northern Hispaniola: Trapped ambient fluids in a cold subduction channel
Freezing-point depression was measured in aqueous fluid inclusions to determine salinities
in six samples of jadeitite and jadeite-rich rock from the Jagua Clara serpentinite mélange of …
in six samples of jadeitite and jadeite-rich rock from the Jagua Clara serpentinite mélange of …
First identification of sudoite in Caribbean Ceramic-Age lapidary craftsmanship
A Queffelec, L Bellot-Gurlet, EA Foy… - Gems & Gemology: the …, 2021 - hal.science
Lapidary craftsmanship was an important part of the material culture of Amerindians in the
Antilles during the Early Ceramic period (400 BCE to 400 CE). Exhaustive analysis of …
Antilles during the Early Ceramic period (400 BCE to 400 CE). Exhaustive analysis of …
“For there is no rock”: Lucayan stone celts from The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands
J Ostapkowicz, RJ Schulting, GR Davies - Journal of Anthropological …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents the first systematic study of pre-Columbian imported stone celts
recovered from the limestone islands of the Lucayan archipelago, comprising The Bahamas …
recovered from the limestone islands of the Lucayan archipelago, comprising The Bahamas …
[HTML][HTML] Trace-elemental and multi-isotopic (Sr-Nd-Pb) discrimination of jade in the circum-Caribbean: Implications for pre-colonial inter-island exchange networks
Dense and strong, hydrothermal-metasomatic jadeitite and jadeite-omphacite rocks were
used as tools and adornments throughout the wider Caribbean since initial inhabitation …
used as tools and adornments throughout the wider Caribbean since initial inhabitation …
[PDF][PDF] Tracing interactions in the indigenous Caribbean through a biographical approach: microwear and material culture across the historical divide (AD 1200–1600)
TW Breukel - PhD diss., Leiden University, 2019 - scholarlypublications …
Atwood, T., 1791. The History of the Island of Dominica. Containing a description of its
situation, extent, climate, mountains, rivers, natural productions, &c. &c. together with an …
situation, extent, climate, mountains, rivers, natural productions, &c. &c. together with an …
Pre-Columbian jadeitite artifacts from San Salvador Island, Bahamas and comparison with jades of the eastern Caribbean and jadeitites of the greater Caribbean …
GE Harlow, MJ Berman, JC Párraga, A Hertwig… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Four artifacts from San Salvador Island, Bahamas, with affinities to jadeite jade
were studied by mineralogical and petrographical techniques and compared to similar …
were studied by mineralogical and petrographical techniques and compared to similar …
On the reconstruction of prehistoric social territories: The La Désirade lithic workshops and the distribution of La Désirade chert (French West Indies)
M de Waal, S Knippenberg - Journal of Lithic Studies, 2020 - journals.ed.ac.uk
The widespread presence of raw materials suitable for the production of stone tools on the
south-eastern part of La Désirade, a small island east of Guadeloupe (French West Indies) …
south-eastern part of La Désirade, a small island east of Guadeloupe (French West Indies) …
[PDF][PDF] Jadeitite and related rocks in serpentinite mélanges from the Rio San Juan Complex, Dominican Republic: evidence for both isochemical replacement and …
A Hertwig, WV Maresch, HP Schertl - Russian Geology and …, 2021 - researchgate.net
This study presents an overview of the systematic petrography, mineralogy, and
geochemistry of jadeitite and jadeite-rich rocks found as blocks in the serpentinite mélanges …
geochemistry of jadeitite and jadeite-rich rocks found as blocks in the serpentinite mélanges …
[HTML][HTML] A holistic provenance and microwear study of pre-colonial jade objects from the Virgin Islands: Unravelling mobility networks in the wider Caribbean
ACS Knaf, CG Falci, CJ Toftgaard, JM Koornneef… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pre-colonial Caribbean jade objects from the National Museum of Denmark Hatt Collection
were subjected to a provenance and microwear analysis. Thirty-nine jade celts and bodily …
were subjected to a provenance and microwear analysis. Thirty-nine jade celts and bodily …