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Books by Michał Krueger
Wydawnictwo Naukowe Bogucki, 2022
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Seven papers read at the international conference "Interdisciplinary research on pottery from the Iberian Peninsula (Poznań, 2019)" deal with various aspects of Iron Age pottery including technology, decoration, chemical and mineralogical properties, commerce and social use through archaeological science and the presentation of ongoing fieldwork.
The Iberian Peninsula in the Iron Age through Pottery Studies showcases the potential of interdisciplinary studies of pottery from the Iberian Peninsula to a wide scientific readership. The book consists of seven papers read at the international conference, Interdisciplinary research on pottery from the Iberian Peninsula, held in Poznań in June 2019. The chapters deal with various aspects of Iron Age pottery including technology, decoration, chemical and mineralogical properties, commerce and social use through archaeological science and the presentation of ongoing fieldwork. The principal methods employed are contextual archaeology, typology, SEM, XRF, petrography.
Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 2019
Słownik terminów archeologicznych polsko-hiszpański i hiszpańsko-polski stanowi dwujęzyczny spis ... more Słownik terminów archeologicznych polsko-hiszpański i hiszpańsko-polski stanowi dwujęzyczny spis pojęć z zakresu archeologii pradziejowej, średniowiecznej i śródziemnomorskiej. Hasła zostały ułożone w porządku alfabetycznym i zaopatrzone są w kwalifikatory gramatyczne w obu wersjach językowych. Poza terminami stricte archeologicznymi, słownik uwzględnia także najważniejsze pojęcia z dziedzin współpracujących z archeologią. Jest to pierwsza praca tego typu zestawiająca terminy archeologiczne w językach polskim i hiszpańskim.
Turystyka Kulturowa Vol. 1 (2019), 2019
http://turystykakulturowa.org/ojs/index.php/tk/issue/view/115
Papers by Michał Krueger
![Research paper thumbnail of Cerámica roja importada en el Bronce Antiguo del Guadalquivir inferior [Imported red pottery in the Early Bronze Age of the lower Guadalquivir, Spain]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/97052231/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2022
As a consequence of the collapse of the Chalcolithic societies, many settlements and necropolises... more As a consequence of the collapse of the Chalcolithic societies, many settlements and necropolises were abandoned in the Lower Guadalquivir. Later there was the reoccupation of some sites, including the Cerro de San Juan de Coria del Río. In this enclave has been studied a synchronic stratum with the Argar in eastern Andalusia and the Southeast, the Bronze of the Southwest in South Portugal and the Culture of Motillas in La Mancha. Its ceramic repertoire breaks with previous traditions, now with smaller shapes and black and brown shades, with burnished surfaces, almost never decorated. In this ceramic set, a fragment of burnished red pottery with very thin walls has an absolutely different chemical composition, according to the analysis with a portable spectrometer, not being able to set up a thin section due to its reduced dimensions. This opens the possibility that it is a non-local element, adding to other evidences of exchange of prestigious exotic products such as ivory. Radiocarbon dates of level 61 are located between 1875 and 1775 BC. Possible areas of provenance could be the Aegean, with burnished red pottery made on the island of Aegina, or from the Levant, between the coast of Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.
Key words: Copper Age, Bronze Age, Andalusia, Mediterranean, long-distance exchanges, exotic products, prestigious items
Problemas de cultura material. Ornamentos y elementos del vestuario en el arco litoral Mediterráneo-Atlántico de la península Ibérica durante la Edad del Hierro (SS. X-V A.C.), 2022
Journal of the History of Collections
Inga Głuszek, Michał Krueger
Folia Praehistorica Posnaniensia
This paper presents results of the spectrometric analyses of two Phoenician jugs from the Gołuchó... more This paper presents results of the spectrometric analyses of two Phoenician jugs from the Gołuchów collection. A non-invasive portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (pXRF) has been used to determine the chemical composition of the jugs. The aim of this work was to add new results to a database of spectrometric data of Phoenician pottery from central and western Mediterranean. Good agreement obtained between the chemical results of the two jugs suggest that they could have been made from the same clay.
Analecta Archaeologica Ressoviensia
Molecules , 2021
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/18/5617 This article is an open access article distributed unde... more https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/18/5617
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Abstract: This article presents studies on iron speciation in the pottery obtained from archaeological sites. The determination of iron forms Fe(II) and Fe(III) has been provided by a very simple test that is available for routine analysis involving the technique of molecular absorption spectrophotometry (UV–Vis) in the acid leachable fraction of pottery. The elemental composition of the acid leachable fraction has been determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Additionally, the total concentration of the selected elements has been determined by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry with energy dispersion (EDXRF). The results of the iron forms’ determinations in archaeological pottery samples have been applied in the archaeometric studies on the potential recognition of the pottery production technology, definitely going beyond the traditional analysis of the pottery colour.
Estudos Arqueológicos de Oeiras, 2021
Setefilla (Lora del Río, Seville) is an emblematic site for Spanish Protohistory historiography, ... more Setefilla (Lora del Río, Seville) is an emblematic site for Spanish Protohistory historiography, as it represented a milestone for the study of the transition from the Bronze Age to the Orientalizing period in Western Andalusia (South‑Western Iberian Peninsula). This paper aims to present the preliminary results of the archaeometric analysis performed on ceramic materials from a stratigraphic sequence of the site.
More concretely, the selected samples were found in the stratigraphic levels corresponding to the Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age of the Sector 3 of Mesa de Setefilla (campaign 1979). The study has taken into consideration thin‑section petrographic analysis and X‑ray spectrometry, besides the more traditional morpho‑typological description, in order to outline the evolution of the compositional definition of the pottery of Mesa de Setefilla. It is the first time that the ceramic materials from this interesting context have been archaeometrically studied and interpreted from a diachronic perspective.
Materials and Manufacturing Processes , 2020
The aim of this paper is to present the results of XRF analysis of archeological samples in two d... more The aim of this paper is to present the results of XRF analysis of archeological samples in two different states of preservation: intact vessel surfaces and transformed into powder. To investigate the effect of sample processing for XRF analysis, a handheld spectrometer was used. In total, 41 pottery samples were measured. The samples were extracted from Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age ceramic vessels of two different technological traditions: local (hand-made pottery) and exogenous (wheel-thrown pottery) from the archeological site of Setefilla (western Andalusia, Spain). Multiple statistical tests were used to examine the effect of sample processing on the semi-quantitative outcome of XRF analysis of pottery. The results obtained from intact samples are considerably different from the results obtained from pulverized samples. The analyses revealed that levels of Co, Sb, Sn, Al, Si, Ca, Fe, S, K, Sr and Nb were higher in the group of intact samples. This study underlines the need to evaluate sample preparation when designing archeometric research programs.
Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2020
In this paper, we establish a baseline for the chemical and petrographic characterization of indi... more In this paper, we establish a baseline for the chemical and petrographic characterization of indigenous LBA/EIA funerary urns from south-western Iberia. In this, we focus primarily on the morphological category of biconical vases, one of the most iconic vessel types known from Tartessian burial sites. In comparison to other types of ceramic urn vessels from archaeological sites of the Orientalizing period in Andalusia, biconical vases are relatively rare but are generally recognized as the earliest type of funerary vessel within the Tartessian sequence, clearly predating the introduction of new ceramic technologies in the wake of the Phoenician colonization. Eleven samples of biconical vases from the key site of Setefilla are analyzed through XRF and thin-section petrography, in order to determine the chemical composition and technological properties of the samples. To contextualize the results from the chemical analyses, sixteen further samples from other hand-made vessel types, also from Setefilla, are likewise analyzed through XRF. The results indicate a high level of homogeneity in the make-up of biconical vases and a somewhat different chemical signature from other types of hand-made vessel. It remains to be established if minor variations that exist in the petrographic make-up of biconical vases follow a chronological gradient or if they are related to other factors.
Fontes Archaeologici Posnanienses, 2019
The article discusses two skeletal graves from site 20 at Górzyca on the Oder River (Słubice dist... more The article discusses two skeletal graves from site 20 at Górzyca on the Oder River (Słubice district, Lubusz Province) dating to the first half of the fifteenth century BC. The inventory of artefacts recorded in the burials comprised only two daggers, a pin, and an axe made of tin bronze, which were analysed for chemical composition.
Rivista di Studi Fenici, 2019
This paper presents the preliminary results of a study of wheel-thrown ceramics from three archae... more This paper presents the preliminary results of a study of wheel-thrown ceramics from three archaeological sites located in western Andalusia: El Carambolo, Huelva (La Joya) and Setefilla, combining X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and thin-section petrography. The analysis undertaken provides useful data to define clay matrix, temper and elemental composition of local Phoenician style ceramics. The first results indicate a link between archaeological sites and the elemental composition of the analyzed sherds. This study shows that the ceramic wheel-thrown pottery gathered from the investigated sites is not homogeneous and presents a variability of petrographic and chemical properties.
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2019
Iberian ‘warrior’ stelae have captured the imagination of researchers and the public for more tha... more Iberian ‘warrior’ stelae have captured the imagination of researchers and the public for more than a century. Traditionally, stelae were considered ‘de-contextualised’ monuments, and research typically focused on the study of their iconography, paying little or no attention to their immediate contexts. As a result, despite the large number of these stelae known to date (c. 140) and the ample body of literature that has dealt with them, fundamental questions remain unanswered. This paper aims to demonstrate the potential of a multidisciplinary and contextual approach to push forward the research agenda on these monuments through a case study. Firstly, we introduce the Mirasiviene stela and the methods deployed for its investigation, which include a variety of digital imaging techniques, petrography, pXRF, intensive survey and multi-scalar spatial analysis. Secondly, we discuss the results in relation to three main topics: stela biography, social practices and landscape context. Comparisons to the well-known nearby Bronze Age and Iron Age site of Setefilla are made throughout the discussion. Ultimately, this paper makes a case for the stelae of Mirasiviene and Setefilla being polyvalent monuments made by local artisans, that served both as a landmarks and memorials in connection with dense late second and early first millennium BCE settlement patterns in the region. Probably linked to elites, ‘houses’ or kin groups of this time, stelae were set in symbolically-charged places, liminal spaces nearby water, burials and pathways, attracting a range of ritual activities throughout the centuries. The study of the newly discovered Mirasiviene stela shows that multidisciplinary, cutting-edge non-destructive archaeology can shed significant new light on these prehistoric monuments, thus providing a glimpse of what in our opinion is a paradigm shift in the research of similar monuments throughout Europe.
Skarby czasu. Badania Instytutu Archeologii UAM w Poznaniu, 2019
Journal of the History of Collections, 2018
Inga Głuszek, Michał Krueger
Wydawnictwo Naukowe Bogucki, 2022
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Seven papers read at the international conference "Interdisciplinary research on pottery from the Iberian Peninsula (Poznań, 2019)" deal with various aspects of Iron Age pottery including technology, decoration, chemical and mineralogical properties, commerce and social use through archaeological science and the presentation of ongoing fieldwork.
The Iberian Peninsula in the Iron Age through Pottery Studies showcases the potential of interdisciplinary studies of pottery from the Iberian Peninsula to a wide scientific readership. The book consists of seven papers read at the international conference, Interdisciplinary research on pottery from the Iberian Peninsula, held in Poznań in June 2019. The chapters deal with various aspects of Iron Age pottery including technology, decoration, chemical and mineralogical properties, commerce and social use through archaeological science and the presentation of ongoing fieldwork. The principal methods employed are contextual archaeology, typology, SEM, XRF, petrography.
Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 2019
Słownik terminów archeologicznych polsko-hiszpański i hiszpańsko-polski stanowi dwujęzyczny spis ... more Słownik terminów archeologicznych polsko-hiszpański i hiszpańsko-polski stanowi dwujęzyczny spis pojęć z zakresu archeologii pradziejowej, średniowiecznej i śródziemnomorskiej. Hasła zostały ułożone w porządku alfabetycznym i zaopatrzone są w kwalifikatory gramatyczne w obu wersjach językowych. Poza terminami stricte archeologicznymi, słownik uwzględnia także najważniejsze pojęcia z dziedzin współpracujących z archeologią. Jest to pierwsza praca tego typu zestawiająca terminy archeologiczne w językach polskim i hiszpańskim.
Turystyka Kulturowa Vol. 1 (2019), 2019
http://turystykakulturowa.org/ojs/index.php/tk/issue/view/115
Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2022
As a consequence of the collapse of the Chalcolithic societies, many settlements and necropolises... more As a consequence of the collapse of the Chalcolithic societies, many settlements and necropolises were abandoned in the Lower Guadalquivir. Later there was the reoccupation of some sites, including the Cerro de San Juan de Coria del Río. In this enclave has been studied a synchronic stratum with the Argar in eastern Andalusia and the Southeast, the Bronze of the Southwest in South Portugal and the Culture of Motillas in La Mancha. Its ceramic repertoire breaks with previous traditions, now with smaller shapes and black and brown shades, with burnished surfaces, almost never decorated. In this ceramic set, a fragment of burnished red pottery with very thin walls has an absolutely different chemical composition, according to the analysis with a portable spectrometer, not being able to set up a thin section due to its reduced dimensions. This opens the possibility that it is a non-local element, adding to other evidences of exchange of prestigious exotic products such as ivory. Radiocarbon dates of level 61 are located between 1875 and 1775 BC. Possible areas of provenance could be the Aegean, with burnished red pottery made on the island of Aegina, or from the Levant, between the coast of Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.
Key words: Copper Age, Bronze Age, Andalusia, Mediterranean, long-distance exchanges, exotic products, prestigious items
Problemas de cultura material. Ornamentos y elementos del vestuario en el arco litoral Mediterráneo-Atlántico de la península Ibérica durante la Edad del Hierro (SS. X-V A.C.), 2022
Journal of the History of Collections
Inga Głuszek, Michał Krueger
Folia Praehistorica Posnaniensia
This paper presents results of the spectrometric analyses of two Phoenician jugs from the Gołuchó... more This paper presents results of the spectrometric analyses of two Phoenician jugs from the Gołuchów collection. A non-invasive portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (pXRF) has been used to determine the chemical composition of the jugs. The aim of this work was to add new results to a database of spectrometric data of Phoenician pottery from central and western Mediterranean. Good agreement obtained between the chemical results of the two jugs suggest that they could have been made from the same clay.
Analecta Archaeologica Ressoviensia
Molecules , 2021
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/18/5617 This article is an open access article distributed unde... more https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/18/5617
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Abstract: This article presents studies on iron speciation in the pottery obtained from archaeological sites. The determination of iron forms Fe(II) and Fe(III) has been provided by a very simple test that is available for routine analysis involving the technique of molecular absorption spectrophotometry (UV–Vis) in the acid leachable fraction of pottery. The elemental composition of the acid leachable fraction has been determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Additionally, the total concentration of the selected elements has been determined by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry with energy dispersion (EDXRF). The results of the iron forms’ determinations in archaeological pottery samples have been applied in the archaeometric studies on the potential recognition of the pottery production technology, definitely going beyond the traditional analysis of the pottery colour.
Estudos Arqueológicos de Oeiras, 2021
Setefilla (Lora del Río, Seville) is an emblematic site for Spanish Protohistory historiography, ... more Setefilla (Lora del Río, Seville) is an emblematic site for Spanish Protohistory historiography, as it represented a milestone for the study of the transition from the Bronze Age to the Orientalizing period in Western Andalusia (South‑Western Iberian Peninsula). This paper aims to present the preliminary results of the archaeometric analysis performed on ceramic materials from a stratigraphic sequence of the site.
More concretely, the selected samples were found in the stratigraphic levels corresponding to the Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age of the Sector 3 of Mesa de Setefilla (campaign 1979). The study has taken into consideration thin‑section petrographic analysis and X‑ray spectrometry, besides the more traditional morpho‑typological description, in order to outline the evolution of the compositional definition of the pottery of Mesa de Setefilla. It is the first time that the ceramic materials from this interesting context have been archaeometrically studied and interpreted from a diachronic perspective.
Materials and Manufacturing Processes , 2020
The aim of this paper is to present the results of XRF analysis of archeological samples in two d... more The aim of this paper is to present the results of XRF analysis of archeological samples in two different states of preservation: intact vessel surfaces and transformed into powder. To investigate the effect of sample processing for XRF analysis, a handheld spectrometer was used. In total, 41 pottery samples were measured. The samples were extracted from Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age ceramic vessels of two different technological traditions: local (hand-made pottery) and exogenous (wheel-thrown pottery) from the archeological site of Setefilla (western Andalusia, Spain). Multiple statistical tests were used to examine the effect of sample processing on the semi-quantitative outcome of XRF analysis of pottery. The results obtained from intact samples are considerably different from the results obtained from pulverized samples. The analyses revealed that levels of Co, Sb, Sn, Al, Si, Ca, Fe, S, K, Sr and Nb were higher in the group of intact samples. This study underlines the need to evaluate sample preparation when designing archeometric research programs.
Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2020
In this paper, we establish a baseline for the chemical and petrographic characterization of indi... more In this paper, we establish a baseline for the chemical and petrographic characterization of indigenous LBA/EIA funerary urns from south-western Iberia. In this, we focus primarily on the morphological category of biconical vases, one of the most iconic vessel types known from Tartessian burial sites. In comparison to other types of ceramic urn vessels from archaeological sites of the Orientalizing period in Andalusia, biconical vases are relatively rare but are generally recognized as the earliest type of funerary vessel within the Tartessian sequence, clearly predating the introduction of new ceramic technologies in the wake of the Phoenician colonization. Eleven samples of biconical vases from the key site of Setefilla are analyzed through XRF and thin-section petrography, in order to determine the chemical composition and technological properties of the samples. To contextualize the results from the chemical analyses, sixteen further samples from other hand-made vessel types, also from Setefilla, are likewise analyzed through XRF. The results indicate a high level of homogeneity in the make-up of biconical vases and a somewhat different chemical signature from other types of hand-made vessel. It remains to be established if minor variations that exist in the petrographic make-up of biconical vases follow a chronological gradient or if they are related to other factors.
Fontes Archaeologici Posnanienses, 2019
The article discusses two skeletal graves from site 20 at Górzyca on the Oder River (Słubice dist... more The article discusses two skeletal graves from site 20 at Górzyca on the Oder River (Słubice district, Lubusz Province) dating to the first half of the fifteenth century BC. The inventory of artefacts recorded in the burials comprised only two daggers, a pin, and an axe made of tin bronze, which were analysed for chemical composition.
Rivista di Studi Fenici, 2019
This paper presents the preliminary results of a study of wheel-thrown ceramics from three archae... more This paper presents the preliminary results of a study of wheel-thrown ceramics from three archaeological sites located in western Andalusia: El Carambolo, Huelva (La Joya) and Setefilla, combining X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and thin-section petrography. The analysis undertaken provides useful data to define clay matrix, temper and elemental composition of local Phoenician style ceramics. The first results indicate a link between archaeological sites and the elemental composition of the analyzed sherds. This study shows that the ceramic wheel-thrown pottery gathered from the investigated sites is not homogeneous and presents a variability of petrographic and chemical properties.
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2019
Iberian ‘warrior’ stelae have captured the imagination of researchers and the public for more tha... more Iberian ‘warrior’ stelae have captured the imagination of researchers and the public for more than a century. Traditionally, stelae were considered ‘de-contextualised’ monuments, and research typically focused on the study of their iconography, paying little or no attention to their immediate contexts. As a result, despite the large number of these stelae known to date (c. 140) and the ample body of literature that has dealt with them, fundamental questions remain unanswered. This paper aims to demonstrate the potential of a multidisciplinary and contextual approach to push forward the research agenda on these monuments through a case study. Firstly, we introduce the Mirasiviene stela and the methods deployed for its investigation, which include a variety of digital imaging techniques, petrography, pXRF, intensive survey and multi-scalar spatial analysis. Secondly, we discuss the results in relation to three main topics: stela biography, social practices and landscape context. Comparisons to the well-known nearby Bronze Age and Iron Age site of Setefilla are made throughout the discussion. Ultimately, this paper makes a case for the stelae of Mirasiviene and Setefilla being polyvalent monuments made by local artisans, that served both as a landmarks and memorials in connection with dense late second and early first millennium BCE settlement patterns in the region. Probably linked to elites, ‘houses’ or kin groups of this time, stelae were set in symbolically-charged places, liminal spaces nearby water, burials and pathways, attracting a range of ritual activities throughout the centuries. The study of the newly discovered Mirasiviene stela shows that multidisciplinary, cutting-edge non-destructive archaeology can shed significant new light on these prehistoric monuments, thus providing a glimpse of what in our opinion is a paradigm shift in the research of similar monuments throughout Europe.
Skarby czasu. Badania Instytutu Archeologii UAM w Poznaniu, 2019
Journal of the History of Collections, 2018
Inga Głuszek, Michał Krueger
Trabajos de Prehistoria, 2017
Dirk Brandherm, Michał Krueger
Folia Phoenicia, 1 (2017), str. 343-346
2017 In: A. Michałowski et al. (eds.) Settlements Pottery of the pre-Roman Iron Age in Central Eu... more 2017
In: A. Michałowski et al. (eds.) Settlements Pottery of the pre-Roman Iron Age in Central European Barbaricum - new research perspectives, Poznań: Biblioteka Telgte Wydawnictwo, 189-192.
Brandherm, D., Krueger, M., Cardoso, J. L., 2016-2017, Estudos Arqueológicos de Oeiras 23, 519-53... more Brandherm, D., Krueger, M., Cardoso, J. L., 2016-2017,
Estudos Arqueológicos de Oeiras 23, 519-530.
2016 [in:] L. Donnellan et al. (eds.) Contexts of early colonization (Contextualising early colon... more 2016
[in:] L. Donnellan et al. (eds.) Contexts of early colonization (Contextualising early colonisation vol. I), Roma: The Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (Palombi Editore), 105-112.
Krueger M., Brandherm D., 2016, [in:] D. Delfino et al. (eds.) Networks of trade in raw materials... more Krueger M., Brandherm D., 2016,
[in:] D. Delfino et al. (eds.) Networks of trade in raw materials and technological innovations in Prehistory and Protohistory an archaeometry approach, Oxford: Archaeopress, 95-103.
Analytical techniques to characterize pottery from Phoenicia and the Iberian Peninsula: X-ray flu... more Analytical techniques to characterize pottery from Phoenicia and the Iberian Peninsula:
X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and Ion Beam Analysis
The study of pottery, the most abundant artefact in archaeological excavations, is no longer limited to the morphological and functional aspects, but has expanded to include examination of the production techniques, from the time when the clay is fared that in which is worked by the potter The many questions that the archaeologist is called to address have come to include checking the provenance of the artefacts and locating the production centres, or at least outlining the likely geographical areas of origin.
Modern archaeometric techniques are sometimes able to respond to these problems, and may also help to highlight differentiating factors of the artefacts at a technological level; they may provide insights into the degree of specialization achieved by the workers in the ceramics factories, highlighting the use of new techniques in coatings and compositions that are related to the opening of new commercial contacts. The use of technology in the examination of clays has, therefore, become crucial in the study of a particular ceramic, the Phoenician, which spread to many regions of the Mediterranean with the first phases of displacement of oriental population nuclei, was soon produced in the settlements of western Phoenicians, and was sometimes imitated in indigenous contexts.
During this seminar day, comparison is made between two projects that use different analytical techniques to characterize the Phoenician and “Phoenicianizing” pottery of two regions, Phoenicia and the Iberian Peninsula, at the eastern and western limits of the Mediterranean region.
The first project, entitled Establishment of a Phoenician pottery database on the chemical composition of terracottas using ion beam analysis techniques (IBA) and application to the study of artisanal production (pottery and coroplastic) from the Kharayeb archeological site in southern Lebanon, was carried out between 2015 and 2016, and is directed by Ida Oggiano from the Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo Antico (CNR, Rome) and Mohamad Roumié of the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (CNRS-L, Beirut).
The second project, entitled The beginnings of the Early Iron Age in south-western Iberia: chronology and material culture, was carried out between 2014 and 2016, and is directed by Michał Krueger from the Institute of Prehistory, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, with financial help from the Polish National Science Centre (grant number DEC-2013/09/B/HS3/00630). The chronology component of the project (AMS dating, seriation of grave assemblages, Bayesian analysis) has been conducted at Queen’s University Belfast, while the pottery provenance study has been undertaken at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
Contextualising “early Colonisation”: Archaeology, Sources, Chronology and interpretative models ... more Contextualising “early Colonisation”: Archaeology, Sources, Chronology and interpretative models between Italy and the Mediterranean
P oczątki pałacu były skromne. Od czasu założenia miasta na czterech parcelach znajdujących się m... more P oczątki pałacu były skromne. Od czasu założenia miasta na czterech parcelach znajdujących się między ulicami Kozią, Wodną, Świętosławską i Klasztorną wybudowano kamienną wieżę oraz kamienice prywatne, najpierw drewniane, potem murowane. W pierwszej połowie XVI wieku
Puls Poznania 1/2015, pp. 54-55
Puls Poznania 2/2015, pp. 56-57
The aim of this work is to present the itinerary and program of the archaeological study trip to ... more The aim of this work is to present the itinerary and program of the archaeological study trip to Spain, undertaken by the students of the Institute of Prehistory of the UAM in 2013.
Celem pracy jest przedstawienie trasy i programu objazdu naukowego do Hiszpanii, który odbyli studenci Instytutu Prahistorii UAM w 2013 r.
Rezension zu: Raimon Graells i Fabregat (Coord.), El valor social i comercial de la vaixella metà... more Rezension zu: Raimon Graells i Fabregat (Coord.), El valor social i comercial de la vaixella metàl•lica al Mediterrani centre-occidental durant la protohitòria, in: Revista d'Arqueologia de Ponent 16-17, 2006-2007, 257-340 <81 pages, 65 illustrations. Edited by Secció d'Arqueologia,
Recent advances in radiocarbon dating have come to facilitate the successful processing of cremat... more Recent advances in radiocarbon dating have come to facilitate the successful processing of cremated bone samples, a material previously deemed unsuitable for this purpose. This opens up the possibility of obtaining scientific dating evidence from find contexts which have produced little other organic material and of revisiting the chronological issues they raise. In presenting a radiocarbon determination obtained from a Late Bronze Age cremation burial at Monte de São Domingos, here we take the opportunity to illustrate the potential of this relatively new technique, but also to discuss possible pitfalls and problems with its application.
MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ARCHAEOMETRY, 2018
The aim of this paper is to present the first results of organic residue analysis of pottery from... more The aim of this paper is to present the first results of organic residue analysis of pottery from two Lebanese archaeological sites, Jiyeh and Chhîm. The standard approach in investigations of this type consists of mass spectrometry and gas chromatography technique, which enabled the detection of organic fractions absorbed by pores of the pottery. In the present paper, new method of liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry has been used in order to identify organic fractions. Sixteen fragments of vessels from different forms, periods and archaeological contexts have been analysed. The selected samples came from three vessel categories, kitchen vessels for cooking and store liquids, transport amphorae and storage pithoi, dated from Persian to Byzantine period. The procedure of sample extraction and HPLC-MS/MS analysis allowed to find vessels with the potential traces of the use for food product preparation and/or storage and separate it from different vessels (without traces of organic residues). Organic substances have been detected in the majority of the investigated samples.
This paper presents results from the initial stage of an ongoing project exploring changes in pot... more This paper presents results from the initial stage of an ongoing project exploring changes in pottery production at the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age transition in the southwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula. For the chosen study area this period is of particular interest because of the introduction of new pottery types, manufacuring techniques, and possibly also different organisational models in the wake of the Phoenician expansion into the western Mediterranean. The initial stage of our project focused on samples from the key site of Setefilla, with a methodology based on both non-destructive and destructive analysis of ceramic samples: 1) non-destructive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), 2) very precise optical emission spectrometry (OES) and 3) petrography of pottery samples. The results of this research show a significant correlation between manufacturing techniques, type of clay paste used and elemental composition. Alongside this approach we also conducted a radiocarbon dating programme on cremated human remains from the site, to provide a chronological context for any changes observed in the pottery assemblage over time. Our results demonstrate that through systematic spectrographic and petrographic analysis we can overcome some of the basic problems relating to the chemical and petrographic identification of different pottery groups, with a view to establishing the provenance of so-called "imports".