Using FT-IR spectroscopy for study of calcareous ancient ceramics

Shoval, S.

doi:10.1016/s0925-3467(03)00114-9

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“…FT-IR spectra related to the ceramic matrix of all the samples are reported and summarized in Table 2, where the tentative vibrational assignments made on the basis of FT-IR spectra of minerals reported in literature are given [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. On the basis of the FT-IR results, the ceramics may be divided in three groups.…”

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“…The relatively low intensity of these bands suggests that the dehydroxylation of kaolinite followed by a collapse of the crystalline structure is not complete. Furthermore, [29]. The presence of calcite in pottery may indicate: the use of carbonatic clay raw materials, calcite as the impurity of clay and/or secondary calcite due to precipitation or alteration during burial of the ceramic sherds [30].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, the detection of calcite may allow to estimate the firing temperature. The high intensity of calcite peaks in Cottbus fragments and the non-presence of Ca-silicate phases (as gehlenite and wollastonite) suggest firing temperature below 800-900°C [6,9,26,27,29,31]. Dui78 and Dui80 also show a low intensity calcite peak at 1431 cm −1 indicating low firing temperature.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Spectra were recorded in the range 4000-400 cm −1 as a ratio of 64 single-beam scans at 4 cm −1 resolution. The FT-IR spectra of the samples were compared with data reported in the bibliography [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] for a reliable attribution of the bands.…”

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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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Production Sites of Early Iron Age Greek Bronze Tripod Cauldrons: First Evidence from Neutron Activation Analysis of Casting Ceramics

Kiderlen

Hein²,

Mommsen

et al. 2016

Geoarchaeology

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Bronze tripod cauldrons were one of the most prestigious types of objects in Greece during the Early Iron Age (EIA). Because of its character as an exchange object with a value easy to assess, the tripod became an attribute used in the communication of personal status. Consequently, the distribution of archaeologically recovered tripods can be used to identify hotspots of elitist interaction. Fortunately, quite a lot of the extant tripod fragments have a clay core and/or show preserved residues of the casting molds on their surface. In our pilot study with 61 samples from Olympia and five samples from Kalapodi, it is shown that neutron activation analysis (NAA) allows a coherent internal chemical grouping of the clay pastes used in the ancient casting workshops. Furthermore, comparative material from workshop debris and also geological samples allow a geographical localization of many of the chemical groups. In general terms, NAA therefore seems to be an effective method to define production sites of artifacts cast in the lost wax technique. In the case of EIA tripods, sites and travel routes of workshops can be traced as well as travel routes of clients. This provides new hard data for modeling both the political and the economic structures of EIA Greece.

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Using FT-IR spectroscopy for study of calcareous ancient ceramics

Cited by 94 publications

References 16 publications

A multi-spectroscopic study for the characterization and definition of production techniques of German ceramic sherds

A multi-spectroscopic study for the characterization and definition of production techniques of German ceramic sherds

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

Production Sites of Early Iron Age Greek Bronze Tripod Cauldrons: First Evidence from Neutron Activation Analysis of Casting Ceramics

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