Assessment of clayey raw material suitability for ceramic production in Northern Peloponnese : an archaeometric approach

• Main Author: Ξανθοπούλου, Βάια
• Other Authors: Ηλιόπουλος, Ιωάννης
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Clayey raw materials; Northern Peloponnese; Ceramic production; Early Bronge Age; Archaeometric research; Early Helladic period; Ancient Helike; Experimental archaeology; Mineralogical analysis; Geochemical study; Ceramic petrography; Ceramic analysis; Πρώτες ύλες; Βόρεια Πελοπόννησος; Παραγωγή κεραμικής; Αρχαιομετρική έρευνα; Πρώιμη εποχή του χαλκού; Αρχαία Ελίκη; Πειραματική αρχαιολογία; Ορυκτολογική έρευνα; Πετρογραφία κεραμικών; Πετρολογια κεραμικων; 553.61

The aim of this study is to examine possible sources of clayey raw materials, outcropping in the territory of the northern Peloponnese, which were potentially used for ceramic production during antiquity and also to provide a detailed characterization and comparison as to their compositional and tec...