Influence of firing conditions on ceramic products: Experimental study on clay rich in organic matter

Maritan, Lara; Nodari, Luca; Mazzoli, Claudio; Milano, A; Russo, Umberto

doi:10.1016/j.clay.2005.08.007

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“…This suggests that the clays used in pot fabrication were of near uniform composition. The presence of illite, calcite and lack of calc-silicates or spinels are consistent with firing temperatures of between 600 and 825 C (Maritan et al, 2006).…”

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Characterization and textural analysis of Middle Bronze Age Transdanubian inlaid wares of the Encrusted Pottery Culture, Hungary: a preliminary study

Roberts

Sofaer

Kiss

2008

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Inlaid ceramics belonging to the Encrusted Pottery Culture and dated to the Middle Bronze Age (2000e1500 BC) are highly distinctive vessels with complex decorative motifs found in large numbers in the Transdanubia region of Hungary. Despite this considerable corpus of material there has been little systematic investigation of the composition of the inlays. Micro-analysis of Transdanubian inlaid wares by X-ray diffraction (XRD), micro-Fourier transform infrared microscopy (FT-IR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) provides new compositional, structural and textural information on the inlays. In contrast to common statements in the literature regarding the materials used to make inlays, these new data show that the majority of inlays are composed of hydroxyapatite (bone) that was previously ashed, although some of the inlays are composed of calcium carbonate. Additional compositional and textural variation in the bone inlays suggests that bone material from different skeletal elements and/or of different age may have been used, and that contrasting recipes for inlay preparation were employed during fabrication. These results suggest that the production of inlaid vessels of the Encrusted Pottery Culture was more complex than has hitherto been thought.

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Section: Xrd Analysismentioning

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Characterization and textural analysis of Middle Bronze Age Transdanubian inlaid wares of the Encrusted Pottery Culture, Hungary: a preliminary study

Roberts

Sofaer

Kiss

2008

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…The descending amount of illite may indicate the increase of firing temperature (decomposition temperature of illite 825-900°C [11,12]). This assumption may be true if raw materials for all analyzed samples were taken from one site.…”

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XRD and SEM Studies of Archaeological Stove Tile Ceramics of Turaida Castle

Vecstaudža

Jakovļevs

Bērziņa-Cimdiņa

et al. 2014

Material Science and Applied Chemistry

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Abstract. Stove tile ceramics from Turaida archaeological site were characterized for their mineral and chemical composition. Mineral characteristics of ancient ceramics were determined with X-ray diffractometer. Chemical composition and micromorphology of ceramics and glazes were determined with scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy dispersive Xray spectrometer (EDS) unit. The conducted analyzes showed similarity with Latvian clay, suggesting that these stove tiles ceramics are of local origin and production.

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“…FTIR samples were prepared using the potassium bromide pellet method (Berna et al 2007) and FTIR spectra were collected in the range of 4000-400 cm −1 . Van der Marel and Beutelspacher (1976) have been adopted as reference for band identification and the results interpreted following the literature on ceramics (Maniatis et al 1982(Maniatis et al , 2002Shoval 1988Shoval , 2003Shoval and Beck 2005;Maritan et al 2006;Berna et al 2007;Papadopoulou and Maniatis 2013).…”

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Reconstructing change in firing technology during the Final Neolithic–Early Bronze Age transition in Phaistos, Crete. Just the tip of the iceberg?

Mentesana

Kilikoglou

Todaro

et al. 2017

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Changes in firing practice have been suggested as representing a revolution in ceramic technology at the beginning of the Bronze Age in Crete. The introduction of kiln structures has been held responsible for such a change, perhaps by newcomers to the island, along with other innovative technologies. However, these hypotheses were often based on limited analytical data and mostly on macroscopic examination. This paper re-examines the suggestion of a transformation in firing technology at the beginning of the Bronze Age by presenting analyses of the rich ceramic assemblage from the site of Phaistos in South-Central Crete, which offers a rare, good stratigraphic sequence from the end of the Final Neolithic into the Early Bronze Age. Here, firing technology is reconstructed by macroscopic examination of colour across vessel breaks, by SEM examination and FT-IR analysis. This allows the reconstruction of temperature ranges and firing rates over the phases considered and a re-assessment of changes in firing technology, revealing a more multi-faceted pattern of change. Finally, changes in firing procedure are contextualised in the overall ceramic operational sequence, revealing a complex, stepped picture of change in ceramic production over the transition from the Final Neolithic.

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Influence of firing conditions on ceramic products: Experimental study on clay rich in organic matter

Cited by 281 publications

References 18 publications

Characterization and textural analysis of Middle Bronze Age Transdanubian inlaid wares of the Encrusted Pottery Culture, Hungary: a preliminary study

Characterization and textural analysis of Middle Bronze Age Transdanubian inlaid wares of the Encrusted Pottery Culture, Hungary: a preliminary study

XRD and SEM Studies of Archaeological Stove Tile Ceramics of Turaida Castle

Reconstructing change in firing technology during the Final Neolithic–Early Bronze Age transition in Phaistos, Crete. Just the tip of the iceberg?

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