Chemical Analyses of Sarmatian Glass Beads from Pokrovka, Russia

The chemical composition of 18 glass beads from Early Sarmatian period burials were determined using electron probe microbeam analysis and energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence. The beads were made from high-magnesia-soda-lime-silica glass, leaded-soda-lime-silica glass, low-magnesia-soda-lime-silica...

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Published in:Journal of archaeological science 1998-12, Vol.25 (12), p.1239-1245
Main Authors: Hall, Mark E., Yablonsky, Leonid
Format: Article
Language:English
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chemical composition
electron probe microbeam analyses
energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence
glass
sarmatians
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Summary:The chemical composition of 18 glass beads from Early Sarmatian period burials were determined using electron probe microbeam analysis and energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence. The beads were made from high-magnesia-soda-lime-silica glass, leaded-soda-lime-silica glass, low-magnesia-soda-lime-silica glass and low-magnesia-high-potash glass. Multivariate analysis of the major oxides suggests that there are five distinct glass recipes used to manufacture these beads. These various glass recipes indicate the involvement of the Sarmatians in exchange/trade networks linking the Eastern Mediterranean, the Indian subcontinent, and China.
ISSN:0305-4403
1095-9238
DOI:10.1006/jasc.1998.0294