- The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis
- Acknowledgments
- List of Figures
- List of tables
- List of plates
- List of abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis
- History of Scientific Research
- Designing Rigorous Research: Integrating Science and Archaeology
- Evaluating Data: Uncertainty in Ceramic Analysis
- Statistical Modeling for Ceramic Analysis
- Recycling Data: Working with Published and Unpublished Ceramic Compositional Data
- Ceramic Raw Materials
- Ceramic Manufacture: The <i>chaîne opératoire</i> Approach
- The Organization of Pottery Production: Toward a Relational Approach
- Provenance Studies: Productions and Compositional Groups
- Mineralogical and Chemical Alteration
- Formal Analysis and Typological Classification in the Study of Ancient Pottery
- Fabric Description of Archaeological Ceramics
- Analytical Drawing
- Petrography: Optical Microscopy
- Ceramic Micropalaeontology
- Electron Microprobe Analysis (EMPA)
- Isotope Analysis
- X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD)
- X-Ray Fluorescence-Energy Dispersive (ED-XRF) and Wavelength Dispersive (WD-XRF) Spectrometry
- Handheld Portable Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (pXRF)
- Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) and Its Applications for Ceramic Analysis
- Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)
- Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) in the Study of Archaeological Ceramics
- Synchrotron Radiation
- Ethnography
- Experimental Firing and Re-firing
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) in Archaeological Ceramic Analysis
- Raman Spectroscopy and the Study of Ceramic Manufacture: Possibilities, Results, and Challenges
- X-Radiography of Archaeological Ceramics
- Organic Inclusions
- Formal Typology of Iberian Ceramic Vessels by Morphometric Analysis
- Mechanical and Thermal Properties
- Assessing Vessel Function by Organic Residue Analysis
- Typology and Classification
- Direct Dating Methods
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
Any ceramic object represents the result of a well-structured production chain starting with the localization and the exploitation of a suitable raw material and ending with the artisanship and craftsmanship of the potter. The study of ceramic raw materials has been increasingly regarded in archaeometric research as the best starting point for identifying local paste recipes for pottery diachronically produced in any historical period. The classification of a ceramic paste and its assignment to a production center can be established more easily when ceramic sherds, kiln wasters, and raw material are studied in combination. The reconstruction of the “production chain” should facilitate the study of specific kiln sites or wider regional ceramic circulation. The chapter deals with the most relevant compositional and physical properties of clayey ceramic raw materials. Mineralogical and chemical compositions are discussed together with some characteristic properties such as plasticity, swelling, flocculation, and experimental texts.
Keywords: ceramic raw materials, ceramic paste, clayey minerals, archaeometric research, production chain
Università di Palermo
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- The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis
- Acknowledgments
- List of Figures
- List of tables
- List of plates
- List of abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis
- History of Scientific Research
- Designing Rigorous Research: Integrating Science and Archaeology
- Evaluating Data: Uncertainty in Ceramic Analysis
- Statistical Modeling for Ceramic Analysis
- Recycling Data: Working with Published and Unpublished Ceramic Compositional Data
- Ceramic Raw Materials
- Ceramic Manufacture: The <i>chaîne opératoire</i> Approach
- The Organization of Pottery Production: Toward a Relational Approach
- Provenance Studies: Productions and Compositional Groups
- Mineralogical and Chemical Alteration
- Formal Analysis and Typological Classification in the Study of Ancient Pottery
- Fabric Description of Archaeological Ceramics
- Analytical Drawing
- Petrography: Optical Microscopy
- Ceramic Micropalaeontology
- Electron Microprobe Analysis (EMPA)
- Isotope Analysis
- X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD)
- X-Ray Fluorescence-Energy Dispersive (ED-XRF) and Wavelength Dispersive (WD-XRF) Spectrometry
- Handheld Portable Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (pXRF)
- Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) and Its Applications for Ceramic Analysis
- Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)
- Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) in the Study of Archaeological Ceramics
- Synchrotron Radiation
- Ethnography
- Experimental Firing and Re-firing
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) in Archaeological Ceramic Analysis
- Raman Spectroscopy and the Study of Ceramic Manufacture: Possibilities, Results, and Challenges
- X-Radiography of Archaeological Ceramics
- Organic Inclusions
- Formal Typology of Iberian Ceramic Vessels by Morphometric Analysis
- Mechanical and Thermal Properties
- Assessing Vessel Function by Organic Residue Analysis
- Typology and Classification
- Direct Dating Methods
- Index
