Journal
ARCHAEOMETRY
Volume 50, Issue -, Pages 216-231Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00391.x
Keywords
earthenware; stoneware; porcelain; stonepaste; slips; glazes; production technology; provenance; use
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The contribution of the physical sciences to the reconstruction of the production technology (i.e., processing of raw materials, forming, surface treatments and firing methods) for earthenwares, stonewares, porcelains and stonepaste bodies are summarized. The organization of production and the reasons for technological choice are considered. Provenance studies based on both chemical analysis and thin-section petrography are discussed, with the investigation of Minoan and Mycenaean pottery being taken as the case study. The approaches to determining how pottery vessels were used in antiquity are outlined. Finally, future developments in ceramic studies are briefly considered.
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