The bead workshop at site MPS 4, Mil Plain, Azerbaijan: craft specialization and the manufacture of shell jewelry in the Neolithic
The bead workshop at site MPS 4, Mil Plain, Azerbaijan: craft specialization and the manufacture of shell jewelry in the Neolithic

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents preliminary results from a study of shell material at the Neolithic site of MPS 4 in the Mil Plain, southwestern Azerbaijan. The archaeological remains indicate production of a distinct type of disc bead from one shell species of the Didacna genus. Moreover, they allow a closer look at manufacturing techniques and raise questions about craft specialization as well as the presence of a long tradition of shell jewellery in the Circumcaspian region.

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