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Michał Krueger, Dirk Brandherm – CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION VIA PXRF OF EARLY IRON AGE POTTERY FROM SW IBERIA
The main aim of this paper is to present the results of archaeometric analyses of Tartessian pottery recently undertaken in the Lower Guadalquivir region (western Andalusia, Spain). A non-invasive portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (pXRF) has been used to determine the chemical composition of pottery from seven archeological sites dated to the Early Iron Age. The purpose of this research was to create a database of Tartessian pottery in order to establish the provenance of the ceramics. The method adopted to categorize pottery based on differences in its chemical composition was the potassium-titanium test and principal component analysis. It was possible to establish three groups of wheel-made pottery according to their provenance.
Reference as:
Krueger M, Brandherm D. 2019. Chemical characterization via pXRF of Early Iron Age pottery from SW Iberia. UISPP Journal 2(1), pp 77–82. https://doi.org/10.62526/9XLWAR
