| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| 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 transfess of these materials were also statements of social liaisons, personal capacities, and relation to places or to unseen forces |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Turquoise -- History
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Jade -- History
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Variscite -- History
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Precious stones -- History
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Antiquities.
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Jade
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Precious stones
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Turquoise
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Variscite
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rodríguez-Rellán, Carlos, editor
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Nelson, Ben A., editor
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Fábregas Valcarce, Ramón, editor
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| ISBN |
9781789252774 |
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1789252776 |
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