The use of sperm whale ivory in Chalcolithic Portugal

Scientific analysis were undertaken within a research project concerning ivory objects from the Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age of the Iberian Peninsula. In several of the analyses of objects from Portuguese Estremadura, especially V-perforated buttons, we could detect for the first time the presen...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Trabajos de Prehistoria
Main Authors: Schuhmacher, Thomas X., Banerjee, Arun, Dindorf, Willi, Sastri, Chaturvedula, Sauvage, Thierry
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2013
Subjects:
Chalcolithic Early Metal Age
Portuguese Estremadura Western Mediterranean
Ivory Bone like materials
Sperm whale
Sea mammals
Scientific analysis
Optical microscopy
Micro-Raman Spectroscopy
Elemental analysis
Isotopic Ratio Mass Spectometry
Calcolítico Primera Edad de los Metales
Estremadura portuguesa Mediterráneo occidental
Marfil Hueso
Cachalote
Mamíferos marinos
Análisis científicos
Microscopia óptica
Espectroscopía Micro-Raman
Análisis elemental
Espectroscopía isotópica de masas
Ballenas
Botones
Buttons
Arctic
cachalote
Online Access:https://tp.revistas.csic.es/index.php/tp/article/view/645
https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2013.12109

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