Coupling lead isotope analysis and petrography to characterize fabrics of storage and trade containers from <scp>H</scp>ala <scp>S</scp>ultan Tekke (<scp>C</scp>yprus)*

Renson, Virginie; Ben‐Shlomo, David; Coenaerts, Jan; Charbit-Nataf, K.; Samaes, Melissa; Mattielli, Nadine; Nys, Karin; Claeys, Philippe

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“…This assemblage of Plain and Coarse ware sherds, which includes two misfired, locally made sherds, were linked to different raw materials developed in the surroundings of the site, that is, Holocene sediments and marls (Renson et al., ). These two sources were later confirmed by petrography (Renson et al., ). One sample, HST 32, presents a higher 206 Pb/ 204 Pb ratio (Table and Figure ).…”

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Using Lead Isotopes to Determine Pottery Provenance in Cyprus: Clay Source Signatures and Comparison with Late Bronze Age Cypriote Pottery

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This paper presents the lead isotopic composition of potential clay sources for pottery production, collected in the four major geological zones of Cyprus (Troodos Ophiolite, Circum Troodos Sedimentary Succession, Mamonia Terrane, Kyrenia Terrane) and evaluates its usefulness in Cypriote pottery provenance studies. The clay isotopic signatures from the four zones are compared to each other and to the isotopic composition of various utilitarian pottery wares from three Late Bronze Age sites, respectively located in southern Cyprus (Alassa‐Pano Mandilaris), east Cyprus (Enkomi), and southeast Cyprus (Hala Sultan Tekke). It also explores the potential of this method to better discriminate between potential raw materials used for the production of Base‐ring ware, one of the most characteristic fine pottery of Late Bronze Age Cyprus, which was widely spread in the Eastern Mediterranean (Courtois, 1981; Vaughan, 1991, 1994). Results show that three main lead isotopic fields can be distinguished among the Cypriote clay sources and the comparison of Plain sherds with the clay sources allows discrimination between local products and imports. They also clearly indicate that all the Base‐ring sherds analyzed in this study were made of the clays from the Kathikas Formation that crops out in only limited parts of southwest Cyprus.

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Using Lead Isotopes to Determine Pottery Provenance in Cyprus: Clay Source Signatures and Comparison with Late Bronze Age Cypriote Pottery

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“…For lead isotope ratios for Canaanite, see Renson et al . (). For lead isotope ratios for clay sources from Cyprus (Mamonia Terrane, Troodos Ophiolite, Circum Troodos Sedimentary Succession, Kyrenia Terrane, Kathikas mélange and river sediments) and Enkomi local Plain ware, see Renson et al .…”

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“…(b)), which, according to the results of petrography, is likely to originate from the seaward side of the Jezreel valley, along the Levantine coast between Haifa and Akko (thin‐section group 4 described in Renson et al . ). These results point to an area located within the distribution area of the semifine and where ceramics presenting a chemical composition similar to that of the semifine were found (Fig.…”

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“…Pb three-isotope plot comparing ceramics analysed in the present study with clays and ceramics from Cyprus and a group of Canaanite from the Levant. For lead isotope ratios for Canaanite, see Renson et al (2014). For lead isotope ratios for clay sources from Cyprus (Mamonia Terrane, Troodos Ophiolite, Circum Troodos Sedimentary Succession, Kyrenia Terrane, Kathikas mélange and river sediments) and Enkomi local Plain ware, see Renson et al (2011Renson et al ( , 2013a…”

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“…Integration of this approach with elemental chemistry and petrography has proven to be helpful in the identification of ceramic provenance (Renson et al . 2013a,b, 2014). Lead isotope analyses are now being applied at MURR to ceramics from various archaeological contexts.…”

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Pottery Provenance in the Eastern Mediterranean Using Lead Isotopes

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The lead isotope composition of 45 sherds of six different pottery wares from the Eastern Mediterranean and dating from the Late Hellenistic -Late Roman period is analysed and compared to data obtained on ceramics and clays from the Eastern Mediterranean. These sherds were previously analysed by neutron activation and the origin and relationship between the wares has been debated in the literature. The results show that lead isotopes support earlier hypotheses proposed based on NAA or answer questions left unanswered by NAA concerning the origin and relationships between these wares. The lead isotopic data complement the NAA and the results also confirm the effectiveness of lead isotope analysis in discriminating among different wares from production centres in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Coupling lead isotope analysis and petrography to characterize fabrics of storage and trade containers from Hala Sultan Tekke (Cyprus)*

Cited by 8 publications

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Using Lead Isotopes to Determine Pottery Provenance in Cyprus: Clay Source Signatures and Comparison with Late Bronze Age Cypriote Pottery

Using Lead Isotopes to Determine Pottery Provenance in Cyprus: Clay Source Signatures and Comparison with Late Bronze Age Cypriote Pottery

Pottery Provenance in the Eastern Mediterranean Using Lead Isotopes

Multivariate Analysis in Archaeology

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