Implementation of an integrated methodology to assess provenance of ancient ceramic raw materials |
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| Ester Maria Annunziata, Paola Di Leo, Francesca Sogliani, Graziella Bernardo, Claudia Belviso, Luigi Ciani, Marco Coletti |
- Abstract:
- In the present study a methodology to assess provenance of raw materials used in medieval ceramic has been implemented. It is based on the assessment of the mineralogical composition trend at increasing temperature of clay deposits, as deduced from the firing tests and TG-DSC curves, outcropping in the surrounding of archaeological sites from which ceramic fragments come from. Data are contextualized in the landscape scenario within which the ceramic production centers operated by geo-localizing the sampled clay outcrops and identifying the geographical relationships with the archaeological sites. The methodology was implemented in order to become a best practice in the identification of raw materials used for ceramic productions. This methodological approach has allowed to return an articulated picture of the presence of productions in the region, that during the Middle Ages circulated on a regional as well as extra-regional scale thanks to a network of land and river communication, making it possible to circumscribe any local productions, to define the circulation of raw materials and know-how in the diachrony for a territory such as the Basilicata region, rich in archaeological evidence and densely populated from prehistory to the Middle Ages.
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC4-MetroArchaeo2022-008.pdf
- DOI:
- 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2022.008
- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 MetroArchaeo 2022
- Title:
IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Place:
- Consenca, ITALY
- Time:
- 19 September 2022 - 21 September 2022