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Clear and White Beads

Posted on 14 Sep 2015 by Heather Christie

I’ve lumped these two together because they’re both lacking color. One is translucent/transparent and the other is opaque, but their color status is the same. These beads can be glass, rock crystal, pearl, shell, bone, ivory, and a number of … Continue reading →

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Collared Beads

Posted on 18 Nov 2014 by Heather Christie

Collared beads are any bead that has a line or indent on each end of the bead going all the way around to make little collars. This can just be a small line in the bead or it can be a bit of a bulge. So long as there is one on each end, it’s a collar. Continue reading →

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Bead Materials

Posted on 19 Apr 2014 by Heather Christie

Beads can be made from a wide range of materials, from glass to plastic to shell to painted macaroni. Here’s a list of materials of beads we find in the archaeological record: Continue reading →

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Bead Bias: Looking at Materials Besides Glass

Posted on 16 Mar 2014 by Heather Christie

There’s a bit of a bias in archaeology in terms of the literature associated with beads. The largest body of research looks at glass beads. There is also a sizable amount of work on stone beads. There is virtually no literature looking at amber beads. There is almost nothing on shell beads. Or bone. Or terracotta. Continue reading →

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