Journal
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-020-01051-z
Keywords
Cooking wares; Ceramics; Petrography; XRF; Late Antiquity; Catalonia
Funding
- National Plan of I + D + I Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad, Secretaria de Estado de Investigacion, Desarrollo e Innovacion [HAR2013-45874-P]
- FEDER funds
- Comissionat per a Universitats i Recerca del DIUE de la Generalitat de Catalunya [2017 SGR 1043]
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This paper presents an archaeometric analysis of utilitarian ceramics from a Late Antique rural site in the area of Valles (Catalonia, Spain), with the aim of investigating their provenance and shedding light on some aspects of their production technology. A total of 55 samples of cooking and common wares were analyzed using a combination of instrumental analytical techniques, including thin-section optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and WD-X-ray fluorescence, in order to carry out a petrographic, mineralogical, and chemical characterization of the materials. A variety of petrographic fabrics were identified, generally composed of inclusions derived from granitic rocks, along with metamorphic inclusions in many cases. This variability is not related either to ceramic typologies or to chronological phases but to slight variations in the raw materials and/or paste recipes. Compositional similarities point to a broadly common origin for a large part of the ceramic assemblage. All fabrics identified may be compatible with the hypothesis of a local provenance, although a wider regional provenance cannot be excluded on geological grounds. This study is a step forward into the understanding of cooking and common ware production in northeastern Iberia during Late Antiquity.
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