Chanhu-daro Lapidaries: An Insight on the First Indus Period Craftsmen’s Production through Techno-Functional Approaches
Florine Marchand
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Aurore Didier
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David Sarmiento Castillo
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Résumé
Between 2016 and 2022, massive stone bead workshops associated to dwelling units were discovered at Chanhu-daro (Excavations 2 and 3) and dated to the first period of the Indus Civilization (2600/2500-2300 BCE). A huge amount of different raw materials (e.g. flint, steatite, agate, carnelian, jasper, ernestite and others) was processed and debitage wastes of both knapping and cutting activities were identified. Tools for manufacturing, perforating or polishing the stone beads (e.g. blades, drills/borers, polishers, hammers, pressure flakers) - some of them unique and exceptionally preserved – were found together. Several beads roughouts, preforms, and finished products were also documented. For the first time, contextualized data about an intensive craft production from the first Indus period will be discussed. The evidence found at Chanhu-daro site will help reconstructing the whole stone bead manufacturing processes and investigating the related technical system.
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Archéologie et PréhistoireFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Chanhu-daro Lapidaries: An Insight on the First Indus Period Craftsmen’s Production through Techno-Functional Approaches
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Résumé |
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Between 2016 and 2022, massive stone bead workshops associated to dwelling units were discovered at Chanhu-daro (Excavations 2 and 3) and dated to the first period of the Indus Civilization (2600/2500-2300 BCE). A huge amount of different raw materials (e.g. flint, steatite, agate, carnelian, jasper, ernestite and others) was processed and debitage wastes of both knapping and cutting activities were identified. Tools for manufacturing, perforating or polishing the stone beads (e.g. blades, drills/borers, polishers, hammers, pressure flakers) - some of them unique and exceptionally preserved – were found together. Several beads roughouts, preforms, and finished products were also documented. For the first time, contextualized data about an intensive craft production from the first Indus period will be discussed. The evidence found at Chanhu-daro site will help reconstructing the whole stone bead manufacturing processes and investigating the related technical system.
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Auteur(s) |
Florine Marchand
1, 2, 3
, Aurore Didier
4, 5, 2, 3
, David Sarmiento Castillo
5, 2, 3
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Université de Liège - Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité
( 536053 )
- Belgique
2
ArScAn -
Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité
( 1003 )
- MSH Mondes (bâtiment René-Ginouvès). 21, allée de l’Université 92023 NANTERRE Cedex
- France
3
MAFBI -
Mission Archéologique Française du Bassin de l'Indus
( 1184071 )
- France
4
CNRS -
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
( 441569 )
- France
5
Archéologie de L'Asie centrale
( 472887 )
- Maison René Ginouvès UMR 7041 21 allée de l'université F 92023 NANTERRE cedex
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Date de production/écriture |
2023-10-10
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2023
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Mots-clés |
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Chanhu-daro, Indus Civilization, Lapidaries, Lithic technology, Specialization.
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