Ancient Egyptian Pottery from the Subsurface Floodplain of the Saqqara Memphis Area: Its Mineralogical and Geochemical Implications*

Potsherds recovered from the Saqqara-Memphis floodplain in Egypt, dated according to their typology and radiocarbon dating of the included sediments, are analysed geochemically and mineralogically to identify source materials and fabrication characteristics. Pottery layers were identified and potshe...

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Autores: Hamdan, M.A., Martínez Manent, Salvador, Garcia Vallès, Maite, Nogués, Joaquim M., Hassan, F. A., Flower, R. J., Aly, M.H., Senussi, A., Ebrahim, E. S.
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Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palavra-chave:Ceràmica antiga
Mineralogia
Geoquímica
Egipte
Pottery ancient
Mineralogy
Geochemistry
Egypt
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spelling Ancient Egyptian Pottery from the Subsurface Floodplain of the Saqqara Memphis Area: Its Mineralogical and Geochemical Implications*Hamdan, M.A.Martínez Manent, SalvadorGarcia Vallès, MaiteNogués, Joaquim M.Hassan, F. A.Flower, R. J.Aly, M.H.Senussi, A.Ebrahim, E. S.Ceràmica antigaMineralogiaGeoquímicaEgiptePottery ancientMineralogyGeochemistryEgyptPotsherds recovered from the Saqqara-Memphis floodplain in Egypt, dated according to their typology and radiocarbon dating of the included sediments, are analysed geochemically and mineralogically to identify source materials and fabrication characteristics. Pottery layers were identified and potsherds were recovered from several settlement levels. Sherd typology was used to identify sherds from four periods (the Old and New Kingdoms, and from the Late Period to the Ptolemaic). The Pharaonic pieces were found at depths of between 8 and 12 m and the later material was between 6 and 3 m. Chemical analyses of the potsherds revealed three main source materials: local Nile silt, marl clay and mixed Nile silt-marl. Two marl clay types were recognized: marl clay from Upper Cretaceous marine sediment and another one from Late Pliocene deltaic sediments. The mineralogical composition of the pottery samples shows that the estimated firing temperature was about 850-900°C. No consistent differences in sherd mineralogy and geochemistry were found according to pottery types, so that the ancient Egyptian potters used essentially the same materials throughout the Pharaonic period. However, this initial study has revealed the existence of extensive pottery-rich occupation sites buried within the Nile floodplain deposits between Memphis and Saqqara.Oxford University, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art2013info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/55685Articles publicats en revistes (Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: 10.1111/arcm.12075Archaeometry, 2013, p. 1-22http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12075(c) University of Oxford, 2013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/556852026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ancient Egyptian Pottery from the Subsurface Floodplain of the Saqqara Memphis Area: Its Mineralogical and Geochemical Implications*
title Ancient Egyptian Pottery from the Subsurface Floodplain of the Saqqara Memphis Area: Its Mineralogical and Geochemical Implications*
spellingShingle Ancient Egyptian Pottery from the Subsurface Floodplain of the Saqqara Memphis Area: Its Mineralogical and Geochemical Implications*
Hamdan, M.A.
Ceràmica antiga
Mineralogia
Geoquímica
Egipte
Pottery ancient
Mineralogy
Geochemistry
Egypt
title_short Ancient Egyptian Pottery from the Subsurface Floodplain of the Saqqara Memphis Area: Its Mineralogical and Geochemical Implications*
title_full Ancient Egyptian Pottery from the Subsurface Floodplain of the Saqqara Memphis Area: Its Mineralogical and Geochemical Implications*
title_fullStr Ancient Egyptian Pottery from the Subsurface Floodplain of the Saqqara Memphis Area: Its Mineralogical and Geochemical Implications*
title_full_unstemmed Ancient Egyptian Pottery from the Subsurface Floodplain of the Saqqara Memphis Area: Its Mineralogical and Geochemical Implications*
title_sort Ancient Egyptian Pottery from the Subsurface Floodplain of the Saqqara Memphis Area: Its Mineralogical and Geochemical Implications*
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Hamdan, M.A.
Martínez Manent, Salvador
Garcia Vallès, Maite
Nogués, Joaquim M.
Hassan, F. A.
Flower, R. J.
Aly, M.H.
Senussi, A.
Ebrahim, E. S.
author Hamdan, M.A.
author_facet Hamdan, M.A.
Martínez Manent, Salvador
Garcia Vallès, Maite
Nogués, Joaquim M.
Hassan, F. A.
Flower, R. J.
Aly, M.H.
Senussi, A.
Ebrahim, E. S.
author_role author
author2 Martínez Manent, Salvador
Garcia Vallès, Maite
Nogués, Joaquim M.
Hassan, F. A.
Flower, R. J.
Aly, M.H.
Senussi, A.
Ebrahim, E. S.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ceràmica antiga
Mineralogia
Geoquímica
Egipte
Pottery ancient
Mineralogy
Geochemistry
Egypt
topic Ceràmica antiga
Mineralogia
Geoquímica
Egipte
Pottery ancient
Mineralogy
Geochemistry
Egypt
description Potsherds recovered from the Saqqara-Memphis floodplain in Egypt, dated according to their typology and radiocarbon dating of the included sediments, are analysed geochemically and mineralogically to identify source materials and fabrication characteristics. Pottery layers were identified and potsherds were recovered from several settlement levels. Sherd typology was used to identify sherds from four periods (the Old and New Kingdoms, and from the Late Period to the Ptolemaic). The Pharaonic pieces were found at depths of between 8 and 12 m and the later material was between 6 and 3 m. Chemical analyses of the potsherds revealed three main source materials: local Nile silt, marl clay and mixed Nile silt-marl. Two marl clay types were recognized: marl clay from Upper Cretaceous marine sediment and another one from Late Pliocene deltaic sediments. The mineralogical composition of the pottery samples shows that the estimated firing temperature was about 850-900°C. No consistent differences in sherd mineralogy and geochemistry were found according to pottery types, so that the ancient Egyptian potters used essentially the same materials throughout the Pharaonic period. However, this initial study has revealed the existence of extensive pottery-rich occupation sites buried within the Nile floodplain deposits between Memphis and Saqqara.
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Archaeometry, 2013, p. 1-22
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12075
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