Greek Iron Age Pottery in the Mediterranean World

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Three - Greek Iron Age Pottery in the Mediterranean World

Provenance Studies of the Earliest Aegean Transport Amphoras, K-22 Ware, and Other Geometric Ceramics

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Stefanos Gimatzidis

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Austrian Archaeological Institute, Vienna

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The Neutron Activation Analysis of some of the earliest Greek pottery used in the Aegean and the Mediterranean provided results that did not allow the localisation of origin through evidence obtained from the analysis of reference material such as clays and kiln wasters. However, the grouping of our sampled pottery with other members of large geochemical groups allows their localisation through archaeological criteria such as ceramic distribution and concentration patterns. Furthermore, the geochemical groupings contribute to a better understanding of the organisation and economy of pottery production. This is achieved by means of new evidence about the continuity or discontinuity in the use of the same raw material, the correlation of certain pottery types and geochemical signatures and the typological-technological consistency of the newly formed groups.

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archaeological criteria Greek pottery overseas Neutron Activation Analysis pottery provenance studies

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Information: Greek Iron Age Pottery in the Mediterranean World
Tracing Provenance and Socioeconomic Ties
, pp. 51 - 84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009474825.004 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2024

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