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Approaches to land snail shell bead manufacture in the Early Holocene of Malawi
Miller, J.M.; Keller, H.M.; Heckel, C.; Kaliba, P.M.; Thompson, J.C. (2021). Approaches to land snail shell bead manufacture in the Early Holocene of Malawi. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 13: 37. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12520-021-01274-8
In: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. Springer: Heidelberg. ISSN 1866-9557; e-ISSN 1866-9565
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Achatinini Swainson, 1840 [WoRMS]
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Chaîne opératoire; Achatinini; Symbolism; Central Africa; Eastern Africa |
| Auteurs | | Top |
- Miller, J.M.
- Keller, H.M.
- Heckel, C.
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- Kaliba, P.M.
- Thompson, J.C.
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| Abstract |
Shell disc beads are important archeological indicators of social communication and exchange networks. There has been substantial research on ostrich eggshell (OES) beads, but little is known about the manufacture or chronology of similar beads from land snail shells (LSS). LSS beads are associated with Holocene hunter-gatherers in Africa, though direct dates are limited to the Iron Age, and there are no images or descriptions of the manufacturing sequence. Here, we combine experimental and archeological data to resolve the chronology, operational chains, and material properties of LSS bead manufacture. We then recommend and apply a modified OES production sequence to three Later Stone Age assemblages from the Kasitu Valley of northern Malawi (Hora 1, Mazinga 1, and Kadawonda 1). At these sites, LSS shows an unexpectedly high proportion of Pathway 2 manufacture (disc shaping prior to perforation), in direct contrast with known OES bead manufacture. Application of red color occurred at all stages of manufacture, albeit inconsistently. Production of finished beads involved substantial removal of material from preforms to create the final product. Finally, we report the earliest evidence for LSS bead manufacture with two directly dated preforms (~ 9500 cal BP), showing that the origins of LSS beadmaking do precede the Iron Age. |
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