Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of Roman pottery from an archaeological site near Mosnje (Slovenia)

Autor(en)
Sabina Kramar, Judita Lux, Ana Mladenovic, Helmut Pristacz, Breda Mirtic, Milan Sagadin, Nastja Rogan-Smuc
Abstrakt

Roman pottery excavated from the remains of a villa rustica near Mosnje (Slovenia) was analyzed in terms ofits mineralogical and basic geochemical characteristics, to elucidate the technologies of manufacture. Selectedsamples were examined with optical microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, SEM-EDS and ICP-OES. Resultsshow that the studied pottery samples can be divided into two main groups based on the nature and size ofgrains; calcite-tempered pottery and pottery containing predominant fine quartz grains. This mineralogicaldistinction also reflects differences in production technology.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie
Externe Organisation(en)
Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, University of Ljubljana
Journal
Applied Clay Science
Band
57
Seiten
39-48
Anzahl der Seiten
10
ISSN
0169-1317
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2011.12.008
Publikationsdatum
2012
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
105116 Mineralogie
Link zum Portal
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