Characterisation of archaeological ceramics from Saadian Tombs (16th century) of Marrakech Morocco

Characterization of clays from the Fez area (northern Morocco) for potential uses in the ceramics industry

“…In most traditional ceramic sites in Morocco, the quality of the clay raw material and its availability are the guiding factors in the development of this activity. Some pottery sites have high-quality clay, which is reflected in the quality of their products (El Halim et al , 2018; El Ouahabi et al , 2019). In other sites, the raw clay material is composed of heterogeneous sedimentary and residual clays with very different colours and textures, in which case potters use mixtures of several types of clay to obtain an appropriate formulation for their manufacture (Daoudi et al , 2014; El Boudour El Idrissi et al , 2018; Hosni et al , 2021).…”