Note de céramologie africaine. Observations archéologiques et archéométriques sur les céramiques modelées du groupe dit «Calcitic ware»

Bonifay, Michel; Capelli, Claudio; Polla, Silvia

doi:10.3406/antaf.2002.1381

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“…An exact match for this type of paste has not been found, however a certain similarity with fabrics from the Dougga region (e.g. Bonifay et al 2002 –2003) could suggest an origin in the wider Medjerda Valley. The geological features of the Valley characterised by the presence of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary series are consistent with its inferred north-western Tunisian provenance (Capelli and Bonifay 2014 ).…”

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“…Although the samples appear quite homogenous in terms of their chemical composition, the ceramic paste has two main colours in hand specimen and thin section: the first has a reddish colour often with a lighter surface layer, while the second has a greenish colour throughout the whole thickness of the sherd. The presence of a lighter surface on the first fabric type is likely due to the use of salt water during the preparation of the calcareous paste, a tradition widely used in North Africa since the Punic period as well as in Mesopotamia and Pakistan (Bonifay et al 2002 –2003; Peacock 1984 ; Rye 1976 ). This type of discolouration takes place due to the combination of calcite and the sea water: the latter migrates to the surface during drying and promotes the reactivity between the lime and the clay minerals, leading to the formation of pyroxenes and a glassy phase which reduce the total content of iron available to form iron oxides (Molera et al 1998 ).…”

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The technology of polychrome glazed ceramics in Ifriqiya: new data from the site of Chimtou

Occari,

Möller,

Fenwick

et al. 2024

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Ifriqiya (roughly Tunisia and eastern Algeria) is believed to have played a significant role in the diffusion of ceramic glazed technologies into other regions of the Western Mediterranean. However, due to limited analysis on North African glazed ceramics, its role in technology transfer remains poorly understood. This paper uses SEM–EDS and petrographic analyses to understand the technology employed in the production of Tunisian ceramics through the study of 30 polychrome glazed ceramics from a medieval settlement at the site of Chimtou (ancient Simitthus), Tunisia, dated to the late ninth-twelfth century. The results show that these are lead-rich glazes with varying contents of alkalis, coloured with copper, iron and manganese oxide and applied over a calcareous body. Opaque glazes were obtained using cassiterite crystals as opacifier or by adding crushed quartz. The use of lead stannate as a colourant and opacifier in one light yellow glaze raises questions about the mechanisms of introduction of tin opacification technology in North Africa. Scrap metal seems to have been used as a source of lead for the glazes; while iron slag was probably used as a source of iron to colour the glaze in one sample, pointing to a cross-craft interaction between glazemaking and metallurgy.

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The technology of polychrome glazed ceramics in Ifriqiya: new data from the site of Chimtou

Occari,

Möller,

Fenwick

et al. 2024

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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“…Its surfaces are occasionally polished with sticks, with wide angular limestone inclusions and curious microfossils coming from regional sediments (IMP3), thus attesting with certainty a local production, similar in shapes and features to the heterogenic family of the Calcitic Ware. Technological and archaeometric aspects of such cooking ware have been recently clearly outlined (Bonifay et al 2002–2003; Polla et al 2007), emphasising a constant presence of ground/crushed limestone sedimentary materials, probably aiming to lower the risk of heat shocks.…”

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Lamluda: from the excavation to the archaeometric analysis

Menozzi¹,

Antonelli²,

Cinalli³

et al. 2014

Libyan Stud

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In the last ten years the Archaeological Mission of Chieti University in Cyrenaica has investigated, through intensive field surveys and excavations, several contexts of the Cyrenaican chora. Among the many recorded settlements, Lamluda is the most interesting because of its urban organisation, productivity and location at the intersection of the main road network. Our aim is to present the preliminary data from the mapping, survey and excavation of the site, including the results of the archaeometric analysis and the epigraphic study. Among the copious ceramic finds the Roman coarse wares and amphorae are particularly numerous, dating mainly to the Imperial, Late Roman and Byzantine periods. The pottery illustrates not only the longevity of the settlement, which lasted until the eighth or ninth century AD, but also helps to trace the evolution of agricultural wealth and trade. Through archaeometrical and archaeological research it is possible to identify the main local products and their circulation, as well as the imported or exported amphorae and hypothesise on the nature of their contents.

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Africa: Patterns of Consumption in Coastal Regions Versus Inland Regions. The Ceramic Evidence (300–700 A.D.)

Bonifay¹

2015

Local Economies?

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Using ceramic evidence, this paper examines the differences between the supply of coastal and inland regions of Africa from the 4th to 7th c. A.D. While a narrow band of coastline across the Mediterranean seems to be fully integrated into a common system of consumption (e.g. importing overseas amphora and the principal African Red Slip (ARS) forms), most of the inland regions seem to be more impervious to non-regional products (e.g. no transport amphorae and mainly local ARS); this is a situation which is particularly obvious in the Algerian high plains. Nevertheless, an accurate analysis of the documentation allows us to discern some indications of inter-provincial contacts via ancient east-west terrestrial routes.

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Note de céramologie africaine. Observations archéologiques et archéométriques sur les céramiques modelées du groupe dit «Calcitic ware»

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The technology of polychrome glazed ceramics in Ifriqiya: new data from the site of Chimtou

The technology of polychrome glazed ceramics in Ifriqiya: new data from the site of Chimtou

Lamluda: from the excavation to the archaeometric analysis

Africa: Patterns of Consumption in Coastal Regions Versus Inland Regions. The Ceramic Evidence (300–700 A.D.)

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