Assessment of clayey raw material suitability for ceramic production in Northern Peloponnese : an archaeometric approach
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description: The aim of this study is to examine possible sources of clayey raw materials, outcropping in the territory of the northern Peloponnese, which were potentially used for ceramic production during antiquity and also to provide a detailed characterization and comparison as to their compositional and technological properties. This was accomplished by the systematic sampling of Holocene, Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene clayey raw materials (59 samples) from a wide area (31 sites) spanning all over the northern Peloponnese, extending from the region of Aigialeia (northwestern) to the region of Corinth (northeastern). In the case of the ceramic material, our selection was constrained by the recent important discoveries in the site of ancient Helike. The Early Bronze Age material unearthed therein highlights its significant role since then and possibly indicates one of the earliest ceramic productions attested in the area. Coeval archaeological sites do also exist in proximity to Ancient Helike, such as Aigion, or further to the East, such as Ancient Aigeira and Derveni. The ceramic analysis aims to provide a characterization mean for their comparison with the clayey raw materials sampled throughout the area and will help us unveil the early ceramic technology in the area and to make provenance inferences. In order to identify clay materials behavior during firing conditions and to access the eventual mineral phase transformations and use them subsequently as a mean for comparison with the archaeological ceramics, experimental briquettes from the studied raw material were manufactured. The experimental briquettes were fired at three temperatures 700, 900 and 1050oC under oxidizing conditions. In an attempt to characterize fully the raw materials, the experimental briquettes and the ancient ceramics, the integrated approach by using a series of analytical techniques, such as optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, cathodoluminescence, thermal analysis and geochemical …
abstract: The aim of this study is to examine possible sources of clayey raw materials, outcropping in the territory of the northern Peloponnese, which were potentially used for ceramic production during antiquity and also to provide a detailed characterization and comparison as to their compositional and technological properties. This was accomplished by the systematic sampling of Holocene, Plio-Pleistocene and Pliocene clayey raw materials (59 samples) from a wide area (31 sites) spanning all over the northern Peloponnese, extending from the region of Aigialeia (northwestern) to the region of Corinth (northeastern). In the case of the ceramic material, our selection was constrained by the recent important discoveries in the site of ancient Helike. The Early Bronze Age material unearthed therein highlights its significant role since then and possibly indicates one of the earliest ceramic productions attested in the area. Coeval archaeological sites do also exist in proximity to Ancient Helike, such as Aigion, or further to the East, such as Ancient Aigeira and Derveni. The ceramic analysis aims to provide a characterization mean for their comparison with the clayey raw materials sampled throughout the area and will help us unveil the early ceramic technology in the area and to make provenance inferences. In order to identify clay materials behavior during firing conditions and to access the eventual mineral phase transformations and use them subsequently as a mean for comparison with the archaeological ceramics, experimental briquettes from the studied raw material were manufactured. The experimental briquettes were fired at three temperatures 700, 900 and 1050oC under oxidizing conditions. In an attempt to characterize fully the raw materials, the experimental briquettes and the ancient ceramics, the integrated approach by using a series of analytical techniques, such as optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, cathodoluminescence, thermal analysis and geochemical …
author: Ξανθοπούλου, Βάια
language: en
keywords: Clayey raw materials, Northern Peloponnese, Ceramic production, Early Bronge Age, Archaeometric research, Early Helladic period, Ancient Helike, Experimental archaeology, Mineralogical analysis, Geochemical study, Ceramic petrography, Ceramic analysis, 553.61, Πρώτες ύλες, Βόρεια Πελοπόννησος, Παραγωγή κεραμικής, Αρχαιομετρική έρευνα, Πρώιμη εποχή του χαλκού, Αρχαία Ελίκη, Πειραματική αρχαιολογία, Ορυκτολογική έρευνα, Πετρογραφία κεραμικών, Πετρολογια κεραμικων
date published: 2020-03-03T23:12:43Z
date modified: 2026-07-27T20:29:20Z
provider: University of Patras
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Patras

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