First Page
39
ISSN
0843-5499
Last Page
61
Abstract
As a result of examination of numerous collections of glass beads in northeastern North America and elsewhere, and as a result of a study of the procedures used in their manufacture, the authors propose a classification and nomenclature which they hope will permit exact descriptions and a reference base for all beads found in archaeological excavations. New bead types may be added to the system which is expansible to accommodate all possible variations.
Publisher Information
The Society of Bead Researchers is a non-profit scientific-educational corporation founded in 1981 to foster historical, archaeological, and material cultural research on beads and beadwork of all materials and periods, and to expedite the dissemination of the resultant knowledge. Membership is open to all persons involved in the study of beads, as well as those interested in keeping abreast of current trends in bead research.
Repository Citation
Kidd, Kenneth E. and Kidd, Martha Ann
(2012).
"A Classification System for Glass Beads for the Use of Field Archaeologists."
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
24: 39-61. Available at:
https://surface.syr.edu/beads/vol24/iss1/7
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