2021/05/05 by Michaël Meyer, Meyer, Michael, Małgorzata Daszkiewicz +21
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
paper · doi:10.17171/5-6-6
openalex publication_date 2021/05/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/19
Ceramics are particularly well suited for investigating general patterns of the distribution of premodern products. Archaeometric methods, used to determine raw materials and production techniques, permit the identification of places of production. The work of the research group presented here pursues two objectives: (i) to investigate the usefulness of portable X-ray fluorescence equipment for the analysis of ceramics and (ii) to identify, interpret and study distribution areas of ceramic products in comparative prospective. The paper discusses key economic concepts, sets out the archaeometric methodology and presents initial results in the context of two examples.