Ceramic production in the Kur River Basin (Fars, Iran) during the middle to late second millennium bce: a geochemical and technological characterization.

A total of 119 middle to late second millennium bce pottery samples from six sites in the Kur River Basin (Fars, Iran) were examined to characterize these ceramics and reconstruct their manufacturing technology and the origin of the primary materials. For this, a combined study of handheld XRF and thin‐section petrography was performed. The geochemical signatures of these ceramics were defined and interpreted in their archaeological and geological framework, resulting in the determination of different production processes and clay types used for four ceramic wares (Middle Elamite, Qaleh, Shogha and Taimuran) and the identification of possible outcrops used for Shogha–Taimuran production

Tarquinia. Scavi sistematici nell'abitato. Campagne 1982-1988. I Materiali 1

L'opera \ue8 dedicata ad un primo gruppo di materiali ceramici ed architettonici rinvenuti nel corso degli scavi archeologici effettuati dagli autori a Tarquinia, sulla Civita, riportando a luce il "Complesso istituzionale" vissuto tra il VII e il III secolo a.C

On the productive function of furnaces in archaeological sites

The knowledge on the material production from archaeological sites contains valuable information on the technological advances and on the commercial routes of a civilization. Archaeologists can face some ambiguities in the assessment of the productive function of furnaces emerging from excavation when archaeological markers are not available due to a poor conservation state. A protocol to discriminate among the production of lime and ceramics is the major aim of this work. Indeed, herein, we address the possibility to assist archaeologists by a vibrational spectroscopy‐based identification of furnace productive function using a proper sampling, particularly to discriminate between kiln for ceramics from calcara. The proposed analytical procedure supported by a geological survey of the area was established, defining also the application limits, by investigating four cases, one from the sanctuary of Hera at the mouth of river Sele (Paestum), two from Velia (Eastern and Southern quarters), and the fourth from Roscigno. Some care during sampling from furnaces and in the interpretation of possible interferences in Raman and FT‐IR spectra are also discussed