6500-Year-old Nassarius shell appliques in Timor-Leste: technological and use wear analyses

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dc.contributor.authorLangley, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:36:25Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.updated2022-07-10T08:17:05Z
dc.description.abstractWith recognition of the early Holocene antiquity of marine shell beads in Island Southeast Asia only recently occurring, we become aware of how little is really known regarding this enigmatic class of material culture. Here we report on worked Nassarius spp. shells recovered from the Timorese sites of Jerimalai, Lene Hara, and Matja Kuru 1 and 2, and which date back to around 6500 years ago. Analysis of manufacturing traces, use wear, and residues apparent on these 91 shell artefacts indicate that they were most likely used as appliqués attached to a textile or other woven item (such as baskets). These are the first mid-Holocene shell appliqués to be identified in this region, and only the second example of this technology at this antiquity identified in the world. Consistency in manufacturing methods and use over several thousand years at the studied sites indicates a >4500 year long tradition of Nassarius spp. shell appliqué use in Timor-Leste.
dc.identifier.issn0305-4403
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/76749
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceJournal of Archaeological Science
dc.title6500-Year-old Nassarius shell appliques in Timor-Leste: technological and use wear analyses
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage192
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage175
local.contributor.affiliationLangley, Michelle, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationO'Connor, Susan, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu5406828@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidLangley, Michelle, u5406828
local.contributor.authoruidO'Connor, Susan, u9413939
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor210100 - ARCHAEOLOGY
local.identifier.ariespublicationU3488905xPUB5555
local.identifier.citationvolume62
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jas.2015.06.012
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84937836159
local.identifier.thomsonID000361403900015
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByU3488905
local.type.statusPublished Version

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