NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS OF BIRD BOWLS AND RELATED ARCHAIC CERAMICS FROM MILETUS

Citation
M. Kerschner et al., NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS OF BIRD BOWLS AND RELATED ARCHAIC CERAMICS FROM MILETUS, Archaeometry, 35, 1993, pp. 197-210
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Archaeology,Archaeology
Journal title
ISSN journal
0003813X
Volume
35
Year of publication
1993
Part
2
Pages
197 - 210
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-813X(1993)35:<197:NAOBBA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
In this paper we present the results of a chemical investigation by ne utron activation analysis of sherds of different kinds of bird kotylai , bird bowls and related wares excavated in Kalabaktepe, a hill of the ancient city of Miletus. A new archaeological classification of this well-known group of Archaic ceramics of eastern Greece is presented. A number of kiln wasters of misfired vessels from Kalabaktepe revealed a characteristic local pattern. This pattern helped to clarify the pro venance of some of the bird bowls classified archaeologically as of or ientalizing type: they have been made in Miletus. But bird kotylai and bird bowls in the 'standard fabric' as well as other archaeologically related vessels show a different chemical pattern of unknown provenan ce.