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Development of ceramic production in the Kur River Basin (Fars, Iran) during the Neolithic. A compositional and technological approach using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and thin section petrography

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dc.creator Pince, Possum
dc.creator Braekmans, Dennis
dc.creator Abdali, Negar
dc.creator De Pauw, Ella
dc.creator Amelirad, Sheler
dc.creator Vandenabeele, Peter
dc.date 2018-11-13T16:01:28Z
dc.date 2018-11-13T16:01:28Z
dc.date 2018-02-01
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-25T16:39:48Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-25T16:39:48Z
dc.identifier Possum Pincé, Dennis Braekmans, Negar Abdali, et al., Development of ceramic production in the Kur River Basin (Fars, Iran) during the Neolithic. A compositional and technological approach using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and thin section petrography. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Volume 11, Issue 4, 2019. pp. 1241–1258
dc.identifier 1866-9557
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-018-0598-6
dc.identifier http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13634
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/182488
dc.description This study aims to characterize the Neolithic ceramics (Mushki, Bashi, and Jari wares) of the Kur River Basin and reconstruct the origin of the raw materials and manufacturing technology. Neolithic ceramics from 13 different sites have been studied with handheld X-ray fluorescence (hXRF) spectroscopy and thin section petrography. The geochemical signature of these ceramics was defined, and four compositional groups were determined. The variation in these compositional groups most likely relates to the ceramic wares for the Mushki and Bashi ceramics and to the site or group of sites for the Jari ceramics. Additionally, sediment samples were studied with hXRF demonstrating the variability in the geochemistry of the area. To determine the composition of the slips used for Bashi and Jari ceramics and to compare them with the inner fabric of the vessels, micro X-ray fluorescence (μXRF) spectroscopy was applied. The combination of these archaeometrical techniques indicated the use of unaltered, fine-grained, and mainly alluvial clays without the addition of temper (except for chaff) for the production of the three studied wares and the use of different clay types through the Neolithic in the Kur River Basin.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Spriinger
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subject Neolithic Iran
dc.subject Petrography
dc.subject Non-destructive XRF
dc.subject Ceramic regional economies
dc.title Development of ceramic production in the Kur River Basin (Fars, Iran) during the Neolithic. A compositional and technological approach using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and thin section petrography
dc.type Article


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