Vol. 20 / No. 2
By: Leonard Gorelick and A. John Gwinnett
Ancient Seals and Modern Science: Using the Scanning Electron Microscope as an Aid in the Study of Ancient Seals
While ancient cylinder seals have been studied and reported in great detail, especially as to their iconography, there have been […]
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By: A. John Gwinnett and Leonard Gorelick
Ancient Lapidary: A Study Using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Functional Analysis
In the chronology of the development of ancient stone tools, drills and drilling were late additions to paleolithic technology. They […]
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By: Leonard Gorelick and A. John Gwinnett
Close Work Without Magnifying Lenses?: A Hypothetical Explanation for the Ability of Ancient Craftsmen to Effect Minute Detail
To many, a puzzling mystery of the ancient world is how minute artifacts or parts of them were made without […]
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Vol. 23 / No. 4
By: Leonard Gorelick and A. John Gwinnett
Close Work Without Magnifying Lenses?: Discussion of suggestions from readers of Expedition
One of the purposes of our paper in the Winter 1981 issue of Expedition called “Close Work Without Magnifying Lenses?” […]
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By: Leonard Gorelick and A. John Gwinnett
The Origin and Development of the Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seal: A Hypothetical Reconstruction
One purpose of this paper is to discuss and speculate on the origin and development of one of the most […]
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By: A. John Gwinnett
Beadmaking in Iran in the Early Bronze Age: Derived by Scanning Electron Microscopy
Introduction The techniques used to manufacture the ubiquitous bead occupy a significant place in the development of lapidary technology Fashioned […]
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Vol. 25 / No. 3
By: Leonard Gorelick and A. John Gwinnett
Ancient Egyptian Stone-Drilling: An Experimental Perspective on a Scholarly Disagreement
More than most technical procedures in the ancient world, drilling of hard stone such as quartz and granite has evoked […]
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By: A. John Gwinnett and Leonard Gorelick
The Change from Stone Drills to Copper Drills in Mesopotamia: An Experimental Perspective
An important craft in ancient Mesopotamia was that of the lapidary—the maker of stone beads, amulets, figurines, small vessels and […]
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