This four-color, 100-page book by Dr. James W. Lankton covers beads from the Paleolithic/Neolithic transition 12,000 years ago to the Islamic period leading up to 1200 CE, as illustrated in the Bead Timeline collection on permanent exhibit at The Bead Museum in Washington, D.C. Complementing the text, 76 color photographs by Dr. Robert K. Liu show panoramic views of the exhibit panels as well as close-ups. In guest essays, Dr. J. Mark Kenoyer focuses on The Technology and History of Stone Beadmaking, and Joyce Diamanti explores Beads, Trade, and Cultural Change. Following the main text, the most recent Timeline gifts from Jeanette and Jonathan Rosen are featured. A review of bead-related websites and discussion groups by Deborah Zinn, five maps, a reference bibliography, and an index add to the usefulness of this volume.
This publication provides an introduction to early beads, drawing on the Museum’s Bead Timeline collection for examples. For readers interested in more information on allthe individual beads in the exhibit, a separately published CD-ROM will describe the beads on the Timeline in detail.
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