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Authors: Abraham, Shinu Anna
Title: In Search of Craft and Society: the Glass Beads of Early Historic Tamil South India
Date: 2013
Source: Connections and Complexity: New Approaches to the Archaeology of South Asia
Place of Publication: Walnut Creek, California, United States of America
Publisher: Left Coast Press, Inc.
Abstract: The research explores the technological practices surrounding glass bead production in Early Historic Tamil South India, investigating archaeological sites and their implications for understanding craft economies. It examines the complexities of production methods, the socio-economic contexts of bead manufacture and consumption, and calls attention to the need for more nuanced analyses in the field of archaeology regarding markings of glass bead production.
Editors: Abraham, Shinu Anna
Gullapalli, Praveena
Raczek, Teresa P.
Rizvi, Uzma Z.
Number: 13
Page Start: 239
Page End: 262