Neutron Activation Analysis of Aegean and Aegeanising Ceramics from Roca Vecchia and the Circulation of Pottery in Southern Italy (original) (raw)
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RICCARDO GUGLIELMINO (1)-SARA TIZIANA LEVI (2)-RICHARD JONES (3) Relations between the Aegean and Apulia in the Late Bronze Age: the evidence from an archaeometric study of the pottery at Roca (Lecce) SUMMARY-RELATIONS BETWEEN THE AEGEAN AND APULIA IN THE LATE BRONZE AGE: THE EVIDENCE FROM AN ARCHAEOMETRIC STUDY OF THE POTTERY AT ROCA (LECCE)-The coastal site of Roca in Apulia is well known for the quantity and quality of the Aegean and Aegean-type pottery found there. This pottery, which has been critical in understanding relations between the Aegean and southern Italy in the Late Bronze Age, has been examined archaeometrically. Chemical analysis (by ICP-ES) of some forty examples of decorated pottery has classified the material into Aegean imports and local products; a number of sources among the imports are implicated, the North Peloponnese featuring prominently. The local products were capable of chemical differentiation from the corresponding products at Scoglio del Tonno and Coppa Nevigata. Combined petrographic and chemical analysis was also carried out on Grey ware, dolia and other wares. Among eleven selected examples of decorated Aegean pottery, five were examined with the scanning electron microscope with the significant result that the technology of production of the decoration was the same for both the imported and local examples.
The study of technology transfer in pottery production to the periphery of the Mycenaean world has been addressed by considering two different areas, southern Italy and central Macedonia. Technological features such as ceramic paste, decoration and firing have been determined for different ceramic groups established according to provenance criteria. The studies of technology and provenance have been performed following an archaeometric approach, using neutron activation analysis, petrographic analysis, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The results have revealed the existence of two different models. On the one hand, southern Italy seems to exhibit a more organized pottery production, which follows a Mycenaean-like technology, while in central Macedonia production is probably more varied, being based in part on the technology of the local tradition.
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A set of 122 ceramic vessels found mostly in Hellenistic tombs in Boeotia, Greece, has been analysed using neutron activation analysis. The samples had been found during excavations of ancient cemeteries in the towns of Akraiphnion and Aliartos situated, respectively, at the eastern and southwestern shores of the ancient lake of Copais (northwestern part of Boeotia), as well as at Tanagra and Thebes in the eastern part of the same region. The analyses resulted in a clear separation between the Copaic and eastern samples. Several of the samples also showed compositions already found among Bronze Age samples from the same region indicating a local origin. Especially with regard to the samples from the Theban tombs, the results point to an import from different origins, in some cases as distant as Asia Minor.