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Archaeometry analysis of early medieval pottery sherds from Idanha-a-Velha (Portugal)

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Resumo:Since 2017 there has been studies about the Early Medieval Ages (5th to 12th centuries) pottery from Idanha-a-Velha, integrated within a research project directed in analyzing the classical and early medieval city. The archaeometry study presented here had the objective of determining if there was a local production of pottery during the Early Middle Ages and/or the presence of exogenous vessels. There were analyzed 24 samples of pottery from different contexts and chronologies, in terms of mineralogy and chemical composition. We were able to determine that there was in fact a local production during the entirety of the period analyzed and some vessels from outside the local/regional raw material. The study demonstrated that Idanha-a-Velha was indeed a pottery production center during the Early Middle Ages and that it remains in the commercial routes even after the end of the circulation period of the Terra Sigillata.
Autores principais:de Souza, Gabriel
Outros Autores:Lantes Suárez, Oscar; Cordero, Tomás; Tente, Catarina
Assunto:Archaeological sciences Beira Interior Glazed pottery Pottery production XRD-XRF Archaeology Anthropology Archaeology
Ano:2025
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Institucional da UNL
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Resumo:Since 2017 there has been studies about the Early Medieval Ages (5th to 12th centuries) pottery from Idanha-a-Velha, integrated within a research project directed in analyzing the classical and early medieval city. The archaeometry study presented here had the objective of determining if there was a local production of pottery during the Early Middle Ages and/or the presence of exogenous vessels. There were analyzed 24 samples of pottery from different contexts and chronologies, in terms of mineralogy and chemical composition. We were able to determine that there was in fact a local production during the entirety of the period analyzed and some vessels from outside the local/regional raw material. The study demonstrated that Idanha-a-Velha was indeed a pottery production center during the Early Middle Ages and that it remains in the commercial routes even after the end of the circulation period of the Terra Sigillata.