Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture Series
"Tracking Indus Long Carnelian Beads: Technology, Trade and Heirlooming" by Dr. J. Mark Kenoyer, Department of Anthropology, UW-Madison
Event Details
Date
Friday, January 31, 2025
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
Description
Distinctive long carnelian beads were produced exclusively in highly specialized workshops of the Indus Civilization (2600-1900 BCE) in Pakistan and Western India. The technology used to produce these unique beads will be presented along with evidence for their local use in the Indus cities and towns. Many of these beads were also traded to Iran and Mesopotamia, where they were highly prized by the elites and eventually buried in royal tombs. Other beads were repaired, modified, curated, and...
Cost
Free
Contact
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