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Bead Bias: Looking at Materials Besides Glass

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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