Testing the provenance of Patayan pottery at Las Colinas: chemical and petrographic analyses of phyllite-temper fragments

Abbott, David R.; Kelly, Sophia; Lack, Andrew D.; Beck, Margaret

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2011.11.017

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“…The detector count was continued until 20 000 counts in total had been reached. According to similar works, such as those of Broekmanns et al (2004) and Abbott et al (2012), the elements Mg, Al, Si, K, Na, Fe, Ca and Ti were determined, while further elements such as Mn, Cl, P and some trace elements appeared only on a few samples or in low amounts (less than 0.1 wt%).…”

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confidence: 83%

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Preliminary Characterization of Pottery by Cathodoluminescence and SEM–EDX Analyses: An Example from the Yeha Region (Ethiopia)

Weiß¹,

Koster

Japp

2015

Archaeometry

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Yeha was a political and cultural centre of the Ethio‐Sabaean culture (D’MT) in northern Ethiopia and southern Eritrea. Part of the archaeological research deals with pottery of local, regional and imported origin. The research—investigations and examinations—tries to classify local pottery in two ways: first, by analysing the mineralogy of the temper using light microscopy and cathodoluminescence; and, second, by analysing the main element composition of the clay matrix using a scanning electron microscope with energy‐dispersive X‐ray detection (SEM–EDX). The cathodoluminescence shows that the temper material has differences in the colours of feldspars with a similar mineralogical composition. The results demonstrate that the pottery was produced by using local material that originates from various sources in the Yeha region and that the same raw materials were used in different types of pottery.

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confidence: 83%

“…() and Abbott et al . (), the elements Mg, Al, Si, K, Na, Fe, Ca and Ti were determined, while further elements such as Mn, Cl, P and some trace elements appeared only on a few samples or in low amounts (less than 0.1 wt%).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preliminary Characterization of Pottery by Cathodoluminescence and SEM–EDX Analyses: An Example from the Yeha Region (Ethiopia)

Weiß¹,

Koster

Japp

2015

Archaeometry

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“…(2011); (5) Abbott et al . (2012); (6) Hampel (2012); (7) Loewen (2013); (8) Iveson et al . (2018); (9) Li et al .…”

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New Compositional and Structural Constraints on the Smithsonian Microanalytical Reference Materials: Amphiboles from Kakanui and Arenal

Liu

Yang

Zhang

et al. 2023

Geostandard Geoanalytic Res

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The amphiboles from Kakanui and Arenal are two natural minerals that have been used worldwide as microanalytical reference materials, but their compositions and crystal structures are still poorly constrained. In this paper, we report new data on H2O and trace element mass fractions and single‐crystal structural refinement of these two amphiboles. H2O mass fractions of the Kakanui and Arenal amphiboles determined via Karl‐Fischer titration are 0.92 ± 0.18 (2s) and 1.56 ± 0.22% m/m (2s), respectively; these values estimated based on crystal‐structure refinement are 0.86 and 1.46% m/m, respectively. Trace element mass fractions measured via LA‐ICP‐MS in two laboratories are in good agreement, and spots from five fragments for both Kakanui and Arenal amphiboles are generally consistent within reproducibility precision (2s). Our measurements indicate a better homogeneity for the amphiboles from Kakanui than that from Arenal. According to the latest scheme for amphibole classification and nomenclature (Hawthorne et al. 2012), the sample from Arenal is a (partially dehydrogenated) pargasite, and that from Kakanui is a kaersutite. The significant amount of oxo‐component and that CTi4+ content is strongly ordered at the M(1) site for both amphiboles indicate crystallisation under high fO2 conditions.

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“…Each of the distinctive geologic units of phyllite is associated with a different sedimentary source and depositional environment, implying potential bulk chemical differences at the outcrop scale. The collection and microprobe assays of 209 phyllite bedrock samples from across the upland zone have verified the utility of the bulk chemistry for ceramic provenance studies, demonstrating that the phyllite is chemically diverse and differentiated by source area (Abbott, 2004;Mauz & Abbott, 2007;Abbott, Lack, & Moore, 2007;Abbott, Lack, & Hackbarth, 2008;Abbott & Watts, 2010;Abbott et al, 2012).…”

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“…Finally, if large-scale fighting did become a part of the political landscape during the Pueblo III period, we would expect a transformation of the exchange networks at that time. We assess those expectations using a recently formulated approach based on the compositional analysis of phyllite-tempered plain ware ceramics (Abbott, Lack, & Moore, 2007;Abbott, Lack, & Hackbarth, 2008;Abbott & Watts, 2010;Abbott et al, 2012).…”

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Prehistoric Warfare in Central Arizona, USA: Assessing Its Scale with Ceramic Chemistry

Abbott

Lack

2013

Geoarchaeology

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The scale of warfare and alliance in the ancient American Southwest is hotly debated for the interval from A.D. 1100 to 1450. Some archaeologists posit conflict persistently waged in central Arizona, which thereby promoted the emergence of region‐sized polities, including the so‐called Verde Confederacy. Relying largely on settlement‐pattern data, these theorists have hypothesized warfare and alliance practiced at a regional scale, apparently larger than anywhere else in the prehistoric American Southwest. Other evidence, however, has challenged the Verde Confederacy model and the level at which hostilities raged in central Arizona. It calls into question the organizational capabilities of hostile tribal groups and their strategic goals. In this paper, we add a new line of complementary information based on the compositional analysis of phyllite‐tempered plain ware ceramics. By reconstructing the pottery's movement and exchange across the region, we outline patterns of interaction useful for evaluating the scale of alliance and warfare in central Arizona. We find, contrary to the expectations of regional scale alliances, that the ceramic exchange networks segregated some populations previously proposed to have been aligned, while integrating groups thought previously to have been enemies. The ceramic data indicate alliances and hostilities at a relatively local scale.

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Testing the provenance of Patayan pottery at Las Colinas: chemical and petrographic analyses of phyllite-temper fragments

Cited by 8 publications

References 25 publications

Preliminary Characterization of Pottery by Cathodoluminescence and SEM–EDX Analyses: An Example from the Yeha Region (Ethiopia)

Preliminary Characterization of Pottery by Cathodoluminescence and SEM–EDX Analyses: An Example from the Yeha Region (Ethiopia)

New Compositional and Structural Constraints on the Smithsonian Microanalytical Reference Materials: Amphiboles from Kakanui and Arenal

Prehistoric Warfare in Central Arizona, USA: Assessing Its Scale with Ceramic Chemistry

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