Research Catalog

Title

A taste for green : a global perspective on ancient jade, turquoise and variscite exchange / edited by Carlos Rodríguez-Rellán, Ben Nelson, Ramón Fábregas Valcarce.

Publication

Oxford : Oxbow Books, [2020]

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Additional Authors

• Rodríguez-Rellán, Carlos
• Nelson, Ben A.
• Fábregas Valcarce, Ramón

Description

xi, 180 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color), maps; 25 cm

Summary

Often along vast expanses, ancient societies traded certain commodities that were considered valuable either for functional or symbolic reasons - or, rather, a mixture of both factors. 'A Taste for Green' addresses latest research into the acquisition of jade, turquoise or variscite, all of which share a characteristic greenish colour and an engaging appearance once they are polished in the shape of axes or assorted adornments. Papers explore how, in addition to constituting economic transactions, the transfers of these materials were also statements of social liaisons, personal capacities, and relation to places or to unseen forces. 0The volume centres on two study areas, Western Europe and Mexico/Southwest US, which are far apart not just in geographical terms but also with regard to their chronology and socioeconomic features. While some North and Mesoamerican groups range from relatively complex farming societies up to state-like organisations during the 1st and 2nd millennia AD, the European counterparts are comparatively simpler polities spanning the 5th-3rd millennia BC. By contrasting the archaeological evidence from diverse areas we may gain insights into the role that production/movement of these green stones played in their respective political and ritual economies. Also, we think it useful to compare the scientific approaches applied to this question in different parts of the globe, specially Asia.

Subject

• Turquoise > History
• Jade > History
• Variscite > History
• Precious stones > History
• Antiquities
• Excavations (Archaeology)
• Jade
• Precious stones
• Turquoise
• Variscite

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Call Number

JFE 20-4565

ISBN

• 9781789252743
• 1789252741

OCLC

1120195118

Title

A taste for green : a global perspective on ancient jade, turquoise and variscite exchange / edited by Carlos Rodríguez-Rellán, Ben Nelson, Ramón Fábregas Valcarce.

Publisher

Oxford : Oxbow Books, [2020]

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Rodríguez-Rellán, Carlos, editor.

Nelson, Ben A., editor.

Fábregas Valcarce, Ramón, editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 20-4565