CRAFTER: An Experimental Approach to Fire-Induced Alteration of Pottery Fabrics

In doing an inventory of ceramic materials from archaeological excavations, it is a common practice to indicate their observable atmosphere of firing. This parameter refers to the presence of gases, especially oxygen, during the firing and cooling of pottery: if oxygen circulates freely, the procedu...

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Autores principales:	Carlos Velasco Felipe, José María Bellón, Bartolomé Bellón
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Publicado:	EXARC 2019
Materias:	ceramics technique colour bronze age spain Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:52141d0ba25d48809374a9ec3f1f112b2021-12-01T14:42:33ZCRAFTER: An Experimental Approach to Fire-Induced Alteration of Pottery Fabrics2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/52141d0ba25d48809374a9ec3f1f112b2019-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10415https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956In doing an inventory of ceramic materials from archaeological excavations, it is a common practice to indicate their observable atmosphere of firing. This parameter refers to the presence of gases, especially oxygen, during the firing and cooling of pottery: if oxygen circulates freely, the procedure is said to be oxidising; if, on the contrary, the atmosphere of firing lacks free air, it is called reducing (Rice 1987: 81). The atmosphere of firing affects the physical properties of finished pottery, including hardness, porosity and shrinkage, but most visibly colour (Rice 1987: 81). Nevertheless, the colour range of fabrics does not depend only on firing conditions, but also on the iron content of the clay and its distribution within it (Orton, C. et al. 1993: 69). In any case, the firing atmosphere of a piece of pottery can be classified as oxidising, reducing or alternating when inventorying. In principle, this should facilitate the task of reassembling broken archaeological objects and, as a consequence, their study as a whole. Recognising and classifying fragments based on similar physical properties, such as thickness, temper, fabric colours, etc., is an essential step toward determining which belong to the same individual object. However, this criterion can sometimes be misguiding, especially concerning colour.Carlos Velasco FelipeJosé María BellónBartolomé BellónEXARCarticleceramicstechniquecolourbronze agespainMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2019/2 (2019)
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spellingShingle	ceramics technique colour bronze age spain Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960 Carlos Velasco Felipe José María Bellón Bartolomé Bellón CRAFTER: An Experimental Approach to Fire-Induced Alteration of Pottery Fabrics
description	In doing an inventory of ceramic materials from archaeological excavations, it is a common practice to indicate their observable atmosphere of firing. This parameter refers to the presence of gases, especially oxygen, during the firing and cooling of pottery: if oxygen circulates freely, the procedure is said to be oxidising; if, on the contrary, the atmosphere of firing lacks free air, it is called reducing (Rice 1987: 81). The atmosphere of firing affects the physical properties of finished pottery, including hardness, porosity and shrinkage, but most visibly colour (Rice 1987: 81). Nevertheless, the colour range of fabrics does not depend only on firing conditions, but also on the iron content of the clay and its distribution within it (Orton, C. et al. 1993: 69). In any case, the firing atmosphere of a piece of pottery can be classified as oxidising, reducing or alternating when inventorying. In principle, this should facilitate the task of reassembling broken archaeological objects and, as a consequence, their study as a whole. Recognising and classifying fragments based on similar physical properties, such as thickness, temper, fabric colours, etc., is an essential step toward determining which belong to the same individual object. However, this criterion can sometimes be misguiding, especially concerning colour.
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title	CRAFTER: An Experimental Approach to Fire-Induced Alteration of Pottery Fabrics
title_short	CRAFTER: An Experimental Approach to Fire-Induced Alteration of Pottery Fabrics
title_full	CRAFTER: An Experimental Approach to Fire-Induced Alteration of Pottery Fabrics
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CRAFTER: An Experimental Approach to Fire-Induced Alteration of Pottery Fabrics

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