期刊
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
卷 35, 期 13, 页码 3743-3754出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2015.06.009
关键词
Clay figurines; Tell Mardikh-Ebla; Early Bronze Age; Rietveld method; X-ray maps
资金
- Sapienza University of Rome
- EBLA CHORA project (EU) [249394]
- European Research Council (ERC) [249394] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
This study is focused on the clay figurines from the archaeological site of Tell Mardikh, ancient Ebla (Syria), dating back between 2400 and 2000 BC. Optical microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analysis have been used. Petrographic observations indicated the occurrence of three different fabrics. Quantitative phase analysis by the Rietveld method revealed that four main mineralogical assemblages are present, suggesting a firing temperature in the 800-1050 degrees C thermal range. Only three samples were fired at temperature lower than 800 degrees C as suggested by the presence of very abundant primary calcite and clay minerals. Concerning the redox state of atmosphere, the artefacts were fired in oxidizing conditions. Both BSE images and X-ray maps provided information on microtextural relationship between primary and neoformed phases. These results showed an evolutionary trend of manufacturing technique during the second half of the 3rd millennium BC (Early Bronze Age IV). (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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