Archaeometric study of medieval pottery excavated at Stari (Old) Ras, Serbia

Damjanović, Ljiljana; Holclajtner-Antunović, Ivanka; Mioč, U.B.; Bikić, Vesna; Milovanović, Dragan; Evans, Ivana Radosavljević

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2010.11.004

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“…A comparison of excavated pottery samples with local clay samples, raw and thermally treated, will provide information about the provenience and production technology. In a broader sense, physico-chemical data on pottery found at Novo Brdo, combined with results obtained from other locations in Serbia-Ras and Reljina Gradina (Damjanović et al 2011) and Brančevo (Holclajtner-Antunović et al 2012)-will contribute to our understanding of the Byzantine influence on Balkan pottery production, and will help in reconstruction of the stages of development of pottery production in medieval Serbia. The pottery samples were studied by a multi-analytical approach combining optical microscopy (OM) analysis, inductively coupled plasma -optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), micro-Raman and energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and statistical hierarchical cluster analysis performed on elemental composition data.…”

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Archaeometric Investigation of Medieval Pottery from Excavations at Novo Brdo, Serbia

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Medieval pottery from excavations at Novo Brdo, Serbia, an important mining and trading centre during the 14th and 15th centuries, was investigated by a combination of optical microscopy, inductively coupled plasma -optical emission spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared, micro-Raman and energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction methods in order to determine its composition and firing temperature. The samples investigated were made of medium-to coarse-grained, non-calcareous clay, by a relatively well-controlled firing procedure in an oxidizing atmosphere. The firing temperature was estimated to be 850-950°C. The similarity between the chemical composition of the investigated pottery and the local raw clay, combined with the outward appearance and the archaeological findings, indicate domestic production. The pottery is covered with the transparent lead-rich glaze. Iron and copper were used as colourants.

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“…Systematic archaeometric studies of ceramic provenance, production and decoration technology, and specific characteristics of different workshops, as well as the influences of neighbouring countries, have recently started in Serbia (Čugalj et al 2008;Damjanović et al 2011Damjanović et al , 2014Holclajtner-Antunović et al 2012).…”

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“…Another suggestion from the results is related with the atmosphere of firing. Hematite indicates oxidative firing (Damjanovic et al [12]). However, existence of maghemite phase on XRD pattern cannot be excluded but, reductive atmosphere should have been provided for firing (Legodi and de Waala [13]).…”

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Investigation of the Hellenistic period pottery production technology from the Seyitömer Mound (Kütahya/Turkey)

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WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Anatolia has hosted many civilizations from ancient times to the present. There are many settlements belonging to past civilizations. One of them is the Seyitömer Mound. The Seyitömer Mound is located 25 km northwest of Kütahya. It is a 5,000 year-old mound. It has been enlightened that the Seyitömer Mound has been inhibited by civilizations in the Bronze Age, Achaemenid, Hellenistic and Roman periods. From the excavations performed between 2006 and 2013, over 7,000 inventorial and 20,000 finds to be examined have been delivered to the Archaeological Museum of Kütahya and 1,381 artifacts have been exhibited in one of the first private museums belonging to archaeological excavation sites in Turkey at Dumlupınar University. In this study, chemical and mineralogical/phase composition of 30 pottery body sherds unearthed in the Seyitömer Mound belonging to the Hellenistic Period (334-330 BC) have been investigated. Chemical analysis of samples was obtained by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) and mineralogical/phase composition was obtained by Xray diffraction (XRD). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and microanalysis technique (EDX) were performed for microstructural and microchemical analysis. Thermal analysis (TG-DTA) was also employed as a complementary characterization technique to estimate firing temperature of the potsherds. From the results, ceramic bodies have been produced from clay deposits rich in iron, containing illitic type minerals and carbonated minerals such as calcite and dolomite. Raw materials contain calcite-rich and magnesium minerals. Firing temperatures of the potsherds range from 600°C to 1100°C.

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“…All exhibited an optically active birefringent groundmass and all contained calcite as angular grit, indicating low firing temperatures of <800 C ( Barone et al, 2003;Damjanovi c et al, 2010). Void space was characterized similarly in all Late Copper Age samples.…”

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Modeling Late Copper Age demographics on the Great Hungarian Plain using ceramic petrography

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Journal of Archaeological Science

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Archaeometric study of medieval pottery excavated at Stari (Old) Ras, Serbia

Cited by 38 publications

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Archaeometric Investigation of Medieval Pottery from Excavations at Novo Brdo, Serbia

Archaeometric Investigation of Medieval Pottery from Excavations at Novo Brdo, Serbia

Investigation of the Hellenistic period pottery production technology from the Seyitömer Mound (Kütahya/Turkey)

Modeling Late Copper Age demographics on the Great Hungarian Plain using ceramic petrography

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