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Articles by James H. Burton, Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison

A Technique for Determing the Provenance of Harappan Banded Limestone "Ringstones" Using ICP-AES

Randall Law

The author's propose a method to analyze some of the largest artifacts recovered at Indus Civilization (ca. 2600 to 1700 BC) cities in Pakistan and northwestern India, the limestone “ringstones.” This later led to the determination that Harappa's ringstones came from near Dholavira. >

Ancient Indus Silver Isotope Analysis

Randall Law

The results of the analysis of silver beads from Mohenjo-daro and Alladino and the possible origins of the silver in them. >

A new approach to tracking connections between the Indus Valley and Mesopotamia: initial results of strontium isotope analyses from Harappa and Ur

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

An important paper that shows how strontium isotope analysis can help reveal the interactions between and migrations of people in ancient times. The authors write: "Human tooth enamel from Harappa and Ur was analyzed for strontium, oxygen, and carbon isotopes. Teeth from animals, such as pig and sh… >

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