Bronze Age pottery from the Aeolian Islands: definition of Temper Compositional Reference Units by an integrated mineralogical and microchemical approach
| Autor: | Daniele Brunelli, Alberto Renzulli, P. Fragnoli, Sara Tiziana Levi, Patrizia Santi, Maria Clara Martinelli, Emanuele Paganelli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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geography
Provenance geography.geographical_feature_category Chemistry(all) Mineralogy General Chemistry engineering.material Archaeology Petrography pottery microchemistry Temper Compositional Reference Unit Aeolian Archipelago Bronze Age Capo Graziano Materials Science(all) Volcano Clastic rock Archipelago engineering General Materials Science Pottery Bronze Geology |
| Popis: | An integrated microchemical–petrographic approach is here proposed to discriminate the provenance of archaeological pottery artefacts from distinct production centres. Our study focuses on a statistically significant sampling (n=186) of volcanic temper-bearing potteries representative of the manufacturing and dispersion among the islands of the Aeolian Archipelago during the Bronze Age. The widespread establishment of new settlements and the abundant recovery of Aeolian-made ceramic in southern Italy attest for the increased vitality of the Archipelago during the Capo Graziano culture (Early Bronze Age–Middle Bronze Age 2; 2300–1430 BC). Potteries from three of the main known ancient communities (Lipari, Filicudi and Stromboli) have been studied integrating old collections and newly excavated material. Volcanic tempers have been first investigated through multivariate analyses of relative abundances of mineral and rock clasts along with petrographic characters. In addition, we performed in-situ mineral chemistry microanalyses by Electron Microprobe and Laser Ablation—Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry to assess major and trace element composition of the most common mineral phases. |
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