Erratum to “Application of strontium isotope analysis to provenance studies of Early Bronze Age North-Mesopotamian Metallic Ware” [J. Archaeol. Sci. Rep. 16 (2017) 573–588] (original) (raw)
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Sr isotopic analysis was carried out on Early Bronze Age (c. 2800–2200 BCE) North-Mesopotamian Metallic Ware and clay samples collected from southeastern Anatolia and northeastern Syria with a view to determining the provenance of this characteristic ceramic type, in particular of its non-calcareous variant. The non-calcareous and calcareous variants of North-Mesopotamian Metallic Ware, which have been defined in previous archaeo-metric studies, show a clear distinction in their Sr isotopic signatures. The non-calcareous group is characterised by high 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios, whereas the calcareous variant has much lower values. The Sr isotopic signature of the non-calcareous group shows similarities with clay samples from the Pütürge Massif area in southeast Anatolia. Combining the results of the present study with previous investigations, it is thought that the raw material used for the production of non-calcareous North-Mesopotamian Metallic Ware could have been originated from the southern part of the Pütürge Massif area. Furthermore, this study proves that Sr isotope analysis is a useful tool for the characterisation and identification of archaeological ceramic provenance.
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