Petrographic and Electron Microprobe Analysis of Ceramics From Tepe Yahya, Iran

Kamilli, Diana C.; Lamberg‐Karlovsky, C. C.

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.1979.tb00240.x

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“…To determine the chemical composition of the targeted mineral phases both in pottery and natural samples, EMPA was used. It is a common method used to determine the chemical composition of this type of archaeological material (e.g., Kamilli and Lamberg‐Karlovsky 1979; Shriner and Dorais 1999; Klein et al . 2004; Pecchioni et al .…”

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Application of electron microprobe analysis to identify the origin of ancient pottery production from the Castillo de Huarmey, Peru

Kałaska¹,

Druc

Chyła

et al. 2020

Archaeometry

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A vast amount of ceramics (among other grave goods) were recovered from Castillo de Huarmey, a Wari culture (650–1050 ce) archaeological site on the north coast of Peru. In order to assess ceramic production area(s) and possible trade, political or cultural interactions with other regions, and to complement earlier petrographic analysis, electron microprobe analysis (EMPA) was conducted following a rarely used methodology in archaeology. The chemical composition of individual minerals in ceramics and sediments samples from the Huarmey Valley was obtained, focusing mainly on amphiboles, feldspars and pyroxenes. The results of the analyses clearly indicate that the majority of the ceramic analysed was made of raw material of local origin.

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Application of electron microprobe analysis to identify the origin of ancient pottery production from the Castillo de Huarmey, Peru

Kałaska¹,

Druc

Chyła

et al. 2020

Archaeometry

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“…Stoltman (1989Stoltman ( , 1991 and others (Kamilli and Lamberg-Karlovsky 1979;Kamilli and Steinberg 1985;Rice 1987;Whitbread 1989) in recent years have reiterated the importance of petrography to the study of archaeological ceramics championed earlier by Shepard (1936Shepard ( ,1942Shepard ( ,1954Shepard ( ,1966 as well as by Matson (1960Matson ( , 1966 and Peacock (1968Peacock ( , 1970. Stoltman (1989Stoltman ( , 1991 and others (Kamilli and Lamberg-Karlovsky 1979;Kamilli and Steinberg 1985;Rice 1987;Whitbread 1989) in recent years have reiterated the importance of petrography to the study of archaeological ceramics championed earlier by Shepard (1936Shepard ( ,1942Shepard ( ,1954Shepard ( ,1966 as well as by Matson (1960Matson ( , 1966 and Peacock (1968Peacock ( , 1970.…”

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Techniques in Archaeological Geology

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2003

Natural Science in Archaeology

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“…Studies of vessels from late Neolithic and Chalcolithic sites such as Sialk (central Iran) [15], Rahmatabad (southwestern Iran) [16], various archaeological sites from Fars (south-central Iran) [17], Tehran Plain (north-central Iran) [18] and from Tappeh Zagheh in Qazvin Plain [19] show relatively similar compositions and homogeneous microstructures as well as significantly high firing temperatures. Furthermore, researches carried out on potteries from later periods such as those from Tappeh Yahya (north-central Iran) [20,21], Tol-e Kamin and Malyan (south-central Iran) [22,23], Sistan region and Shahr-i Sokhta (eastern Iran) [24][25][26], Godin Tepe and Kolyaei plain (western Iran) [27,28], the ceramics from the middle Elamite sites (second millennium BC) of Haft Tappeh and Chogha Zanbil [29,30], as well as Middle Chalcolithic ceramics from Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province (5th -4th millennium BC) [31] show the use of local raw materials and the preservation of traditional ceramic production, even though evidences of ceramic trades are also visible. These studies revealed some interesting aspects of pottery production in prehistoric Iran, regarding for example the choice of raw materials, the additives and the conditions of the firing process.…”

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The pottery production from the Deh Dumen Bronze Age graveyard (South-Western Iran): a chemical, mineralogical and physical study

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A collection of pottery vessels uncovered during the first season of excavations in the Deh Dumen Bronze Age graveyard (the second half of the third millennium BC) located in south-western Iran were studied by using chemical, mineralogical and physical techniques, with the aim to identify the pottery manufacturing process in this region. The site is located in a region of the Zagros fold and thrust belt that includes carbonate rocks and alluvial deposits. The pottery vessels found in the site present two different fabric types in their fresh surface: bright yellowish hue fabric (TYPE-1) and sandwich-like or black core fabric (TYPE-2) showing presumably different production techniques or workshops. Twenty-four samples from pottery sherds were selected and analysed by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), polarized light microscopy (PLM), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Hydric tests were also performed. Samples were different according to their chemistry having distinguished calcium-rich and calcium-poor ceramics. Al2O3 and Fe2O3 were detected as the other main components of samples besides SiO2 and CaO. The mineralogical and textural characterisation revealed a fine-grained clayey matrix with quartz and feldspar grains in TYPE-1 potteries and large and small calcitic and clayey lumps inclusions in TYPE-2 potteries. Imprints of straw or other plants can be responsible for the higher porosity of some of the potteries. It was found that most of the potteries from the Deh Dumen graveyard were produced by means of a local and traditional pottery manufacturing technique, whilst others may have been produced in different places and transported to the graveyard as ritual offerings.

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Petrographic and Electron Microprobe Analysis of Ceramics From Tepe Yahya, Iran

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

Application of electron microprobe analysis to identify the origin of ancient pottery production from the Castillo de Huarmey, Peru

Application of electron microprobe analysis to identify the origin of ancient pottery production from the Castillo de Huarmey, Peru

Techniques in Archaeological Geology

The pottery production from the Deh Dumen Bronze Age graveyard (South-Western Iran): a chemical, mineralogical and physical study

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