Leave no mudstone unturned: Geochemical proxies for provenancing mudstone temper sources in South-Western Cyprus

Makarona, Christina; Mattielli, Nadine; Laha, Priya; Terryn, Herman; Nys, Karin; Claeys, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.08.012

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“…In the last years various authors faced provenance of ancient pottery using isotope analysis, and in particular strontium isotope, which allowed to solve the origin of the geomaterials used (i.e. clayey material for the ceramic body, fluxes for glaze) since other methods such as the petrographic and bulk geochemical analysis were not conclusive (Li et al 2006;Carter et al 2011;Alex et al 2012;Wiegand 2016;De Bonis et al 2018;Shen et al 2019;Makarona et al 2016;Renson et al 2021;Kibaroglu et al 2019).…”

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Nile River clayey materials in Sudan: Chemical and isotope analysis as reference data for ancient pottery provenance studies

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Cavazzini

et al. 2023

Quaternary International

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This research aims to define a chemical, mineralogical and strontium isotope database for clayey materials collected along the Nile River banks (White Nile, Blue Nile, Atbara and Main Nile Rivers) in Sudan, to be use for prehistoric and historic pottery provenance studies. The approach here adopted consists in using the clayey materials tout court, without any pre-treatment, such as the depuration from the sand-and silt-sized fractions, in order to maintain unaltered, the mineralogical and geochemical features of the natural resources possibly available also in ancient times for the pottery production, thus avoiding any possible preparation bias. Results indicate that sediments along different section of the Nile River display characteristic geochemical and strontium isotopic signature, representing an important discrimination tool applied to ancient ceramics provenance and human mobility studies.

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Nile River clayey materials in Sudan: Chemical and isotope analysis as reference data for ancient pottery provenance studies

Maritan

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Cavazzini

et al. 2023

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Unveiling the distinctive geochemical signature of fine ware through Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes: A site‐specific perspective from the site of Cales (South Italy)

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De Bonis,

D'Antonio

et al. 2024

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This study explores the use of three isotopic systematics—Sr, Nd, and Pb— combined together for the first time to trace the origins of ancient pottery. This approach strengthens our ability to relate raw materials to the final products. The materials selected for the analysis are from a well‐documented data set, previously subjected to a thorough mineralogical–petrographic and chemical characterization. Seventeen ceramic specimens represented by black‐glazed pottery, Terra sigillata, and fine common ware as well as production indicators such as black‐glazed pottery wasters and spacers were examined via isotope analyses. These samples were discovered in the archaeological site of Cales, presently Calvi Risorta, in South Italy. CaO‐rich clay raw materials from the area of interest were also analyzed as comparative references for the investigated ceramics. The comparison of the archaeometric data of the ceramic samples with the clay raw materials showed an affinity between the ceramics studied and local clay raw materials belonging to Mio‐Pliocene marine sediments from the Campania Apennine Mountain area. This affinity was more accurately defined through the Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes, which show coinciding signatures among ceramic samples, production indicators, and raw materials. The method yields promising outcomes that reinforce prior experimental investigations and amplify its reliability. The multi‐isotopic methodology highlights the significance of combining geochemical data to pinpoint the origins of raw materials used for ancient ceramic production.

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Leave no mudstone unturned: Geochemical proxies for provenancing mudstone temper sources in South-Western Cyprus

Cited by 2 publications

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Nile River clayey materials in Sudan: Chemical and isotope analysis as reference data for ancient pottery provenance studies

Nile River clayey materials in Sudan: Chemical and isotope analysis as reference data for ancient pottery provenance studies

Unveiling the distinctive geochemical signature of fine ware through Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes: A site‐specific perspective from the site of Cales (South Italy)

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