Bronze Age Impasto pottery from Gorzano Terramarawas analysed to identify raw materials and manufacturingtechniques. Impasto ceramic paste is a heterogeneousmixture of fine sediments and tempers. Ceramics andsediments surrounding the site were characterised throughpetrographic analysis, chemical analysis of major, minorand trace elements and X-ray powder diffraction. Theresults show that the fine fraction of the pottery is lowin carbonates, while most sediments are calcareous andshow different clay mineral/carbonate ratios. Only threesediment samples of the Niviano unit are chemically andmineralogically similar to the fine fraction of the pottery.However the higher concentration of Al2O3 in the potterysuggests the use of a raw material richer in clay mineralsand hence the possibility that sediment from the Nivianounit were partially levigated before use.
The fine fraction of protohistoric pottery from Terramare of Modena area / Cardarelli, A.; Carpenito, G.; Lugli, Stefano; MARCHETTI DORI, S.; Levi, SARA TIZIANA; Vezzalini, Maria Giovanna. - STAMPA. - BAR International Series 1691:(2005), pp. 69-74. (Intervento presentato al convegno EMAC ’05, 8th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, Lyon 2005 tenutosi a LYON, FRANCE nel 26-29 October 2005).
The fine fraction of protohistoric pottery from Terramare of Modena area.
LUGLI, Stefano;LEVI, SARA TIZIANA;VEZZALINI, Maria Giovanna
2005
Abstract
Bronze Age Impasto pottery from Gorzano Terramarawas analysed to identify raw materials and manufacturingtechniques. Impasto ceramic paste is a heterogeneousmixture of fine sediments and tempers. Ceramics andsediments surrounding the site were characterised throughpetrographic analysis, chemical analysis of major, minorand trace elements and X-ray powder diffraction. Theresults show that the fine fraction of the pottery is lowin carbonates, while most sediments are calcareous andshow different clay mineral/carbonate ratios. Only threesediment samples of the Niviano unit are chemically andmineralogically similar to the fine fraction of the pottery.However the higher concentration of Al2O3 in the potterysuggests the use of a raw material richer in clay mineralsand hence the possibility that sediment from the Nivianounit were partially levigated before use.
Pubblicazioni consigliate
I metadati presenti in IRIS UNIMORE sono rilasciati con licenza Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal, mentre i file delle pubblicazioni sono rilasciati con licenza Attribuzione 4.0 Internazionale (CC BY 4.0), salvo diversa indicazione.
In caso di violazione di copyright, contattare Supporto Iris
