The Iron Age Iberian Experimental Pottery Kiln of Verdú, Catalonia, Spain

The goal of this project is to reconstruct the operational sequence of manufacture of Iberian Iron Age pottery, from clay procurement to firing in a reconstructed kiln. Although pottery is the most characteristic artefact recovered on Iberian Iron Age excavations, most of its complex processes and p...

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Autores principales:	R. Cardona Colell, J. Pou Vallès, N. Calduch Cobos, B. Gil Limón, J.M. Gallego Cañamero, L. Castillo Cerezuela
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Publicado:	EXARC 2014
Materias:	experimental archaeology reconstruction ceramics iron age spain Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1f7544eb22b54423ab7f366ae3027a902021-12-01T14:42:31ZThe Iron Age Iberian Experimental Pottery Kiln of Verdú, Catalonia, Spain2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/1f7544eb22b54423ab7f366ae3027a902014-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10178https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956The goal of this project is to reconstruct the operational sequence of manufacture of Iberian Iron Age pottery, from clay procurement to firing in a reconstructed kiln. Although pottery is the most characteristic artefact recovered on Iberian Iron Age excavations, most of its complex processes and production techniques remain poorly known. The first phase of this experiment began in 2007 with the construction of a scaled replica of the Iron Age Iberian kiln brought to light at the excavation of Alcalá de Júcar (Province of Albacete). This reconstruction employed materials and techniques identified on the archaeological dig, as well as ethnographic parallels. Some parallels were drawn from the Catalonian town of Verdú, the location of the experiment. This town has an uninterrupted 500 year tradition of ceramic production. The kiln comprised two chambers separated by a grate. Four sensors installed in the kiln recorded a maximum temperature of 600° C. This temperature is probably due to the fact that the kiln was empty during its initial firing. Replicas of Iberian Culture vessels thrown by potters from Verdú were fired in a second experiment. This revealed information regarding the general firing process of vertical updraught kilns in all its complexity, as well as the techniques of temperature control and oxidation and reduction processes, subjects to be examined in future research.R. Cardona ColellJ. Pou VallèsN. Calduch CobosB. Gil LimónJ.M. Gallego CañameroL. Castillo CerezuelaEXARCarticleexperimental archaeologyreconstructionceramicsiron agespainMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2014/4 (2014)
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topic	experimental archaeology reconstruction ceramics iron age spain Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
spellingShingle	experimental archaeology reconstruction ceramics iron age spain Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960 R. Cardona Colell J. Pou Vallès N. Calduch Cobos B. Gil Limón J.M. Gallego Cañamero L. Castillo Cerezuela The Iron Age Iberian Experimental Pottery Kiln of Verdú, Catalonia, Spain
description	The goal of this project is to reconstruct the operational sequence of manufacture of Iberian Iron Age pottery, from clay procurement to firing in a reconstructed kiln. Although pottery is the most characteristic artefact recovered on Iberian Iron Age excavations, most of its complex processes and production techniques remain poorly known. The first phase of this experiment began in 2007 with the construction of a scaled replica of the Iron Age Iberian kiln brought to light at the excavation of Alcalá de Júcar (Province of Albacete). This reconstruction employed materials and techniques identified on the archaeological dig, as well as ethnographic parallels. Some parallels were drawn from the Catalonian town of Verdú, the location of the experiment. This town has an uninterrupted 500 year tradition of ceramic production. The kiln comprised two chambers separated by a grate. Four sensors installed in the kiln recorded a maximum temperature of 600° C. This temperature is probably due to the fact that the kiln was empty during its initial firing. Replicas of Iberian Culture vessels thrown by potters from Verdú were fired in a second experiment. This revealed information regarding the general firing process of vertical updraught kilns in all its complexity, as well as the techniques of temperature control and oxidation and reduction processes, subjects to be examined in future research.
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author	R. Cardona Colell J. Pou Vallès N. Calduch Cobos B. Gil Limón J.M. Gallego Cañamero L. Castillo Cerezuela
author_facet	R. Cardona Colell J. Pou Vallès N. Calduch Cobos B. Gil Limón J.M. Gallego Cañamero L. Castillo Cerezuela
author_sort	R. Cardona Colell
title	The Iron Age Iberian Experimental Pottery Kiln of Verdú, Catalonia, Spain
title_short	The Iron Age Iberian Experimental Pottery Kiln of Verdú, Catalonia, Spain
title_full	The Iron Age Iberian Experimental Pottery Kiln of Verdú, Catalonia, Spain
title_fullStr	The Iron Age Iberian Experimental Pottery Kiln of Verdú, Catalonia, Spain
title_full_unstemmed	The Iron Age Iberian Experimental Pottery Kiln of Verdú, Catalonia, Spain
title_sort	iron age iberian experimental pottery kiln of verdú, catalonia, spain
publisher	EXARC
publishDate	2014
url	https://doaj.org/article/1f7544eb22b54423ab7f366ae3027a90
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The Iron Age Iberian Experimental Pottery Kiln of Verdú, Catalonia, Spain

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