Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica 27(2)-Supplement: 158-193
Ana DROB, Neculai BOLOHAN, Bogdan RĂȚOI, Sebastian DROB
ABSTRACT
The archaeometric study of prehistoric pottery is an effective tool for investigating this abundant category of artifacts from an archaeological site. In this study, the physicochemical analyses used are optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), coupled with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and Micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (μFTIR). Through these techniques were studied 48 ceramic fragments belonging to the Costișa and Monteoru ceramic groups from the Middle Bronze Age settlement from Siliștea-Pe Cetățuie. Also, the ceramic fragments were investigated macroscopically, using criteria such as color, production technique, type, size, functionality and category of the vessel. The obtained results provided important data related to the ceramic technologies of the two communities from the studied settlement.
KEYWORDS
pottery, archaeometric analysis, Middle Bronze Age, OM, SEM-EDX, μFTIR