The forest or the trees? Behavioral and methodological considerations for geochemical characterization of heavily-tempered ceramic pastes using NAA and LA-ICP-MS

Stoner, Wesley D.; Glascock, Michael D.

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2012.04.011

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“…Neutron activation analysis (NAA) methods follow Glascock (1992) and Neff (2000). Methods of LA-ICP-MS generally follow Gratuze et al (2001), Speakman and Neff (2005), and Stoner and Glascock (2012). Finally, we employed a qualitative and semiquantitative assessment of the mineral composition of the pottery using a petrographic polarizing microscope.…”

Section: Theoretical Considerations Of Chemical and Petrographic Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is the sum of all materials mixed together by the potter (temper, clay, natural inclusions) plus chemical alterations caused by use of the pottery and post-depositional diagenesis. In many cases, chemical data for a specific component of the ceramic paste may provide information on potting behavior or provenance that NAA cannot (Stoner and Glascock, 2012). While the potter can drastically alter the bulk chemistry of ceramics by adding or removing aplastic materials, the clay fraction itself is more difficult to alter.…”

Section: Theoretical Considerations Of Chemical and Petrographic Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The emergence of Early–Middle Formative exchange patterns in Mesoamerica: A view from Altica in the Teotihuacan Valley

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Nichols

Alex

et al. 2015

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

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Section: Theoretical Considerations Of Chemical and Petrographic Methodsmentioning

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Section: Theoretical Considerations Of Chemical and Petrographic Methodsmentioning

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The emergence of Early–Middle Formative exchange patterns in Mesoamerica: A view from Altica in the Teotihuacan Valley

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Nichols

Alex

et al. 2015

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

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“…The isotopes are then sent into the mass spectrometer, which sorts them on their mass-to-charge ratio (Neff 2003:23;Pollard and Heron 2008:56). This minimally destructive technique has been well tested for ceramic paste analysis (e.g., Beck and Neff 2007;Cochrane and Neff 2006;Eckert and James 2011;Golitko and Terrell 2012;Niziolek 2011;Stoner and Glascock 2012). Analysis was completed in the Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, housed within the Chemistry Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).…”

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An Elemental Approach to the Distribution of Lead-Glazed Coarse Earthenware in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake

Bloch¹

2016

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Unlike many goods in the eighteenth century, which were wholly imported, utilitarian coarse earthenwares were also produced locally within the American colonies. In the Chesapeake region, it has been suggested that these local wares were primarily reserved for those unable to directly participate in the transatlantic credit economy fostered by the tobacco consignment system. Rather than relying on ambiguous visual attributes to identify these wares, this study utilized elemental analysis via LA-ICP-MS. Coarse earthenwares from domestic plantation contexts of varying social status were assigned to production zones based on shared elemental composition with a reference dataset. This reference dataset incorporated sherds from historic earthenware production sites across the mid-Atlantic and in Great Britain, representing 12 geologically distinct production zones. The results emphasize the diversity of coarse earthenware sources that Chesapeake residents accessed, both local and imported. There was a steady decrease in the use of imported wares in favor of domestically made products over time. There were no sharp differences among plantation households of different statuses, suggesting that these everyday wares were equally accessible to all, perhaps via plantation provisioning strategies. The omnipresence of local wares is evidence for the pragmatic and political strengths of local production.

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“…I analyzed by neutron activation analysis (NAA) one volcanic ash sample (Stoner 2003), collected by Pool (1990) for his doctoral work. Additionally, volcanic ash grains within 50 Coarse Orange sherds were targeted using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) (see Stoner and Glascock 2012). These volcanic ash specimens displayed high concentrations of chromium, iron, nickel, manganese, vanadium, and scandium relative to the clays in the region.…”

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Interpolity Pottery Exchange in the Tuxtla Mountains, Southern Veracruz, Mexico

Stoner¹

2013

Latin Am. antiq.

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Neutron activation analysis (NAA) of Coarse Orange jars demonstrates economic exchange among the Classic period political capitals of Totocapan, Matacapan, and Teotepec in the Tuxtla Mountains of southern Veracruz, Mexico. Matacapan, in particular, displays evidence of intensive pottery production at large workshops at the southern margin of the site. Comoapan (Area 411) and Area 199 present configurations of kilns, ceramic densities, and assemblage characteristics that suggest production for exchange beyond the site's boundaries. Both of these production facilities specialized in the production of Coarse Orange jars, a well-made and decorated utilitarian ceramic ware. While these products were traded to sites in the Tepango Valley, different paste recipes of the Coarse Orange type were also produced locally. Of broader concern, I examine the articulation of these regional exchange relationships with the interregional interactions previously documented among Tuxtlas groups and others in central Mexico and the Gulf Coast.

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The forest or the trees? Behavioral and methodological considerations for geochemical characterization of heavily-tempered ceramic pastes using NAA and LA-ICP-MS

Cited by 33 publications

References 24 publications

The emergence of Early–Middle Formative exchange patterns in Mesoamerica: A view from Altica in the Teotihuacan Valley

The emergence of Early–Middle Formative exchange patterns in Mesoamerica: A view from Altica in the Teotihuacan Valley

An Elemental Approach to the Distribution of Lead-Glazed Coarse Earthenware in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake

Interpolity Pottery Exchange in the Tuxtla Mountains, Southern Veracruz, Mexico

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