TY - JOUR
T1 - Testing technological practices
T2 - Neutron activation analysis of neolithic ceramics from Valencia, Spain
AU - McClure, Sarah B.
AU - Bernabeu, Joan
AU - García, Oreto
AU - Aura, Emili
AU - Molina, Lluís
AU - Descantes, Christophe
AU - Speakman, Robert J.
AU - Glascock, Michael D.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this research was provided through a National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant (McClure) and Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research (McClure), as well as a National Science Foundation Grant (#8801707) to the Archaeometry Laboratory at MURR. Special thanks to the Museu Arqueològic Municipal ‘Camil Visedo Moltó' for access to collections and logistical support. Doug Kennett and four anonymous reviewers provided comments on an earlier version of this paper and we are grateful for their insights.
Copyright:
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PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - Using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) of prehistoric pottery, daub, and modern clay samples from Valencia, Spain, we tested expectations on changes in raw material use with socio-economic shifts during the Neolithic (ca. 5600-2800 BC). Elemental analysis identified three distinctive clay source groups used by Neolithic potters. Contrary to expectations, a shift in raw material use was identified between the Early and Middle Neolithic despite general similarities in technological practices. In the Late Neolithic, pottery production became more specialized, but potters used the same range of clay sources documented earlier. This study illustrates the utility of INAA for testing hypotheses of prehistoric craft production.
AB - Using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) of prehistoric pottery, daub, and modern clay samples from Valencia, Spain, we tested expectations on changes in raw material use with socio-economic shifts during the Neolithic (ca. 5600-2800 BC). Elemental analysis identified three distinctive clay source groups used by Neolithic potters. Contrary to expectations, a shift in raw material use was identified between the Early and Middle Neolithic despite general similarities in technological practices. In the Late Neolithic, pottery production became more specialized, but potters used the same range of clay sources documented earlier. This study illustrates the utility of INAA for testing hypotheses of prehistoric craft production.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jas.2005.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jas.2005.10.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33644535168
SN - 0305-4403
VL - 33
SP - 671
EP - 680
JO - Journal of Archaeological Science
JF - Journal of Archaeological Science
IS - 5
ER -