This is a calcareous clay, derived from an original limestone source. It contains small amounts of mafic minerals which probably come from basaltic rocks. It has been identified via archaeometric analyses of Bronze and Iron Age plain and decorated pottery from Sirkeli Höyük via SEM, X-ray diffraction, petrography, and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy. Samples include 30 fragments dating to the Late Bronze Age, in a range of shapes including internal rim bowls, plates, jugs, and jars, 20 from the Iron Age (bowls, cups, and jars), and 62 clay samples from both the Ceyhan and Çukurova Plains.
The results showed that the ceramics all shared the same silty clay matrix with inclusions of c...
This is a calcareous clay, derived from an original limestone source. It contains small amounts of mafic minerals which probably come from basaltic rocks. It has been identified via archaeometric analyses of Bronze and Iron Age plain and decorated pottery from Sirkeli Höyük via SEM, X-ray diffraction, petrography, and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy. Samples include 30 fragments dating to the Late Bronze Age, in a range of shapes including internal rim...
Sirkeli Höyük (Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean)
Soli Höyük, Pompeiopolis (Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean)
