Central Mediterranean Phoenician pottery imports in the Northeastern Iberian Peninsula

Over recent years, there has been a growing interest in the analytical investigation of Phoenician pottery recovered from sites in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula). Studies which integrate mineralogical, chemical and microstructural analysis have been carried out at seven sites in the Ilercavonia an...

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Authors: Miguel Gascón, Eva, Buxeda i Garrigós, Jaume, Day, Peter M.
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/129164
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/129164
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ceràmica fenícia
Primera edat del ferro
Excavacions arqueològiques
Restes arqueològiques
Comerç
Catalunya
Península Ibèrica
Phoenician pottery
Hallstatt period
Archaeological excavations
Antiquities
Commerce
Catalonia
Iberian Peninsula
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Summary:Over recent years, there has been a growing interest in the analytical investigation of Phoenician pottery recovered from sites in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula). Studies which integrate mineralogical, chemical and microstructural analysis have been carried out at seven sites in the Ilercavonia and Cossetania areas, analysing a total of 123 ceramic samples. The characterization of these samples has confirmed the presence of Phoenician Central Mediterranean pottery, all in the form of tableware. Themain objectives of this paper are to determine the provenance of these products, to study theirmineralogical characteristics and to understand the consumption of this Phoenician Central Mediterranean pottery in the context of the sites of Ilercavonia and Cossetania. All individuals have been analysed by means of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), with selected samples analysed by means of thin-section petrography and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results of this study demonstrate the presence of Sicilian, Sardinian and Tunisian products, allowing us to see preferences of vessel types according to source.