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A Taste for Green - A global perspective on ancient jade, turquoise and variscite exchange (Hardcover)
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A Taste for Green - A global perspective on ancient jade, turquoise and variscite exchange (Hardcover)
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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 transfess of
these materials were also statements of social liaisons, personal
capacities, and relation to places or to unseen forces. The 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.
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