The present work describes the methods for detecting and classifying calcite in
archeological ceramics, the forms of calcite and their interpretation in archeometric terms …

Abstract Studies of Northern Mesopotamian complex societies have long been predicated
on ceramic wares, whereby ceramic variation is thought to reflect cultural variation. There is …

The harbor site of Kommos, Crete, has yielded rich evidence for long-distance exchange in
the form of ceramic transport jars of types used not only for distribution within Crete and the …

Over recent decades, numerous studies have highlighted the importance of opal,
chalcedony and quartz varieties, chiefly in volcanic, but also in metamorphic and …

This contribution is dedicated to the memory of Professor Ursula Martius Franklin, a true
pioneer of archaeometric research, who passed away at her home in Toronto on July 22 …

Among the painted pottery types in the Levant during the fifth and fourth centuries BCE, the
“East Greek” class is especially conspicuous and usually assumed to have been produced …

The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of raw materials in the production of
ceramic artefacts. A brief but in-depth explanation is provided to emphasise the connections …

Abstract Changes in firing practice have been suggested as representing a revolution in
ceramic technology at the beginning of the Bronze Age in Crete. The introduction of kiln …

This article examines the issue of the distribution of transport stirrup jars found in the Late
Bronze Age Levant. These vessels, representing long-range commodity exchange, are …

We present the results of a comprehensive mineralogical and geochemical
(archaeometrical) investigation of ceramics dating to the Early Bronze Age II (2600/2500 …