Archaeometric identification of a necklace bead recovered in the funerary megatumulus of Azefal-9/1 (Duguech, Southeast of Western Sahara)

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Vol. 20 (2018): Revista Atlántica-Mediterránea de Prehistoria y Arqueología Social
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161-170
Published: 24-10-2019

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  • Salvador Domínguez-Bella (ES) UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ
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  • Andoni Sáez de Buruaga (ES) Círculo de Estratigrafía Analítica. Departamento de Geografía, Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV-EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
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Abstract

The finding of a particular perforated stone bead in the excavation of the sepulchral ensemble of the Azefal-9/1 Megatumulus (Western Sahara) has promoted the mineralogical characterization of the specimen in order to trace its geological origin. Possibly associated with grave goods from a protohistoric period, the non-destructive physico-chemical methodology applied to the analysis of the piece has made it possible to link its composition of mineralogical aggregate with the metamorphic materials of the Dorsal del Tiris, in the same geographical context in which the archaeological monument is located.

Keywords

tumular complex, perforated bead, Protohistory, Western Sahara, Tiris, archaeometry, raw materials provenance

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Domínguez-Bella, S., & Sáez de Buruaga, A. (2019). Archaeometric identification of a necklace bead recovered in the funerary megatumulus of Azefal-9/1 (Duguech, Southeast of Western Sahara). Revista Atlántica-Mediterránea De Prehistoria Y Arqueología Social, 20, 161–170. Retrieved from https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/rampas/article/view/4831

Author Biography

Andoni Sáez de Buruaga, Círculo de Estratigrafía Analítica. Departamento de Geografía, Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV-EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.

The finding of a particular perforated stone bead in the excavation of the sepulchral ensemble of the Azefal-9/1 Megatumulus (Western Sahara) has promoted the mineralogical characterization of the specimen in order to trace its geological origin. Possibly associated with grave goods from a protohistoric period, the non-destructive physico-chemical methodology applied to the analysis of the piece has made it possible to link its composition of mineralogical aggregate with the metamorphic materials of the Dorsal del Tiris, in the same geographical context in which the archaeological monument is located.