Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) study of archaeological pottery from Hualfin Valley, Catamarca, Argentina

Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) on archaeological potteries classified as Belen fine and ordinary types from Catamarca, Argentina, was analysed. The MIP technique allowed identifying high percentage of uniform pore size in fine pottery, and inhomogeneous pore size in ordinary pottery. Fragments...

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Autores: Volzone, Cristina, Zagorodny, Nora Inés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/32402
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/32402
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (Mip)
Pottery
Archaeology
Pore Size
Cumulative Pore Volume
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Sumario:Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) on archaeological potteries classified as Belen fine and ordinary types from Catamarca, Argentina, was analysed. The MIP technique allowed identifying high percentage of uniform pore size in fine pottery, and inhomogeneous pore size in ordinary pottery. Fragments of neck and body sections of the same ordinary vessel were also studied. The porosity of the body section was smaller than the one of the neck, and the cumulative pore volume curve analysis of the body sectors (of the same vessel) evidenced that some pore sizes were sealed partially with respect to the one of the neck. Such behaviour may provide evidence of physical or chemical transformations from their manufactured process, during their use, and post-depositional effects.