Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1036316 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2011 | 15 Pages |
Within the aim of contributing to the artisanal craft history at Sagalassos (SW-Turkey), an archaeometric programme including thin section analysis, ICP-MS and multivariate statistics was developed to define the variability on a provenance and/or technological scale of the Classical/Hellenistic ceramic assemblage of Sagalassos and Düzen Tepe. The obtained data were used to evaluate the extent and variation of local pottery production. Petrographic and geochemical analysis as a grouping technique proves to be conditional for documenting the variation in ceramic wares present on both archaeological sites. Elemental evidence supports local production activities between Classical and Hellenistic times, documenting a deliberate change in treatment of raw materials during the Late Hellenistic period in function of ware groups.
► An analytical study of Classical-Hellenistic pottery from DüzenTepe and Sagalassos, Turkey. ► Characterization of compositional differences by thin section petrography and ICP-MS. ► Identification of local pottery production at Düzen Tepe/Sagalassos during the Classical and Hellenistic period.