Imported and locally produced ceramics at Locri Epizephiri : results of spectrochemical analyses : chemical considerations on the thermal treatment of raw material and weathering of ceramics.

Abstract

In the important locality of Locri Epizephiri, many types of ceramics have been found. Besides clearly imported pieces of Attic and Corinthian style, others have been gathered, whose local manufacturing appeared as very probable, but not sure. In order to solve this problem, spectroanalytical methods were used able to "mark" the different types of ceramics. Some more or less defined clusters of point have been identified, corresponding to stylistically defined groups of ceramics. We also tried to establish if any chemical fractionation could occur during the thermal treatment, as well as during the burial period, working with simulated kilns and simulating hard weathering conditions : it seems that no detectable fractionation occured for Zr, Cr and Ti .

Analysing technical choices: improving the archaeological classification of Late Republican Black Gloss pottery in north-eastern Hispania consumption centres

“…2). Studies on ceramics from Southern Italy have focused on Attic pottery found in Locri Epizephiri (Barra Bagnasco et al 1981;Mirti et al 1995) and Brutium, Calabria (Preacco Ancona, 1998, Mirti et al, 1998. Research on Calabria demonstrated that regional workshops started imitating Campanian A, B, and C, which arrived from different areas of the Italian Peninsula as well as from Sicily (Mirti et al 1995(Mirti et al , 1998Preacco Ancona 1998).…”

Exploring the origin of retail stores in Europe: Evidence from Southern Italy from the 6th century BCE to the 3rd century BCE

“…A meaningful example is the district of Centocamere, part of the archaeological park of Lokroi Epizefiri, in Calabria (Southern Italy). According to archaeologists, this retail agglomeration was specialized in ceramic manufacturing, and was located close to the city gates (Barra Bagnasco et al, 1981) (Figure 1). A justification of this location might lie in the easier transport of raw materials to the production facilities combined with dispersion of smoke away from the city center to avoid the pollution generated during the crafting of ceramics.…”

Fine Ware From Locri Epizephiri: A Provenance Study by Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy

“…Thus a scientific study of the fine ware excavated on the site was initiated. First, a semi-quantitative analysis of suspected local and imported sherds was carried out by optical emission spectroscopy (OES) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and confirmed the visual classification, but for two 'imported' and one 'local' piece (Barra Bagnasco et al 1980). This paper reports on a more recent series of analyses performed on new samples by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICPOES).…”