P S Quinn
Biographic Data
| ID | 106770 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P S Quinn |
| GIVEN NAMES | P S |
| FAMILY NAME | Quinn |
| SIGNATURE | QUINN P S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology University College London 31–34 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PY UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Ceramic production, recipes and technological choices in early medieval Walīla (Volubilis, Morocco)
In North Africa, archaeometric studies on early medieval ceramics remain limited. Past scholarship has focused largely on glazed wares, with little attention paid to the unglazed wheelmade and handmade wares which dominate archaeological assemblages; as a result, we still understand very poorly the technology and raw materials used to manufacture ceramics in the early Islamic world. This article presents the first comprehensive archaeometric anal…
Lost at sea
Setting the wheels in motion
The invention of rotational devices contributed to a range of developments in craft production technology, perhaps most visibly in the various forms of potter's wheels. These technological innovations, and the adoption or non-adoption of those innovations, carry economic and social implications, which are significant for understanding past human behaviour. There has been debate around the introduction and use of the potter’s wheel in South Asia's…
Another One Bites the Dust
The following study sheds new light on the quality control procedures of ancient potters by comparing cooking vessels exported from the medieval kiln‐site of Cabrera d'Anoia (Barcelona) with ‘wasters' that were discarded at source. The firing temperature of examined sherds indicates that only pots subjected to a maximum temperature of 800–850°C were offered for sale. The potters at Cabrera d'Anoia appear to have been fully aware of the optimal ba…
Prehistoric Settlement, Mobility and Societal Structure in the Peak District National Park
Detailed compositional and technological analysis of a large assemblage of prehistoric ceramics from numerous sites situated within the Peak District National Park has been used to explore the settlement patterns, societal structure, mobility and interaction of the populations that inhabited this area during the Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. A surprising pattern emerges of the widespread dominance of a single, geographically restricted temp…
To the vicinity and beyond! Production, distribution and trade of cooking greywares in medieval Catalonia, Spain
One hundred sherds of grey
Calcareous Microfossils in Bronze Age Aegean Ceramics
The calcareous skeletal remains of various microscopic organisms such as foraminifera and ostracods are a striking feature of thin sections of many archaeological ceramics from the Aegean Bronze Age. While the presence of these calcareous microfossils in pottery has been noted for some time, attempts to utilize them to further the aims of ceramic compositional analysis have been few in number. In the following paper, we take a first detailed look…
The geochemical diversity of neogene clay deposits in Crete and its implications for provenance studies of Minoan pottery
The determination of provenance probably forms the primary role of geochemical analyses in archaeological ceramic studies. In what has comprised a successful field of study, the ultimate basis for such research has been the comparison of pottery compositions with the geochemical diversity displayed by clay deposits within a given study area. Although such studies are now common, the understanding of chemical and mineralogical variability in ceram…
One hundred sherds of grey
The geochemical diversity of neogene clay deposits in Crete and its implications for provenance studies of Minoan pottery
The determination of provenance probably forms the primary role of geochemical analyses in archaeological ceramic studies. In what has comprised a successful field of study, the ultimate basis for such research has been the comparison of pottery compositions with the geochemical diversity displayed by clay deposits within a given study area. Although such studies are now common, the understanding of chemical and mineralogical variability in ceram…
To the vicinity and beyond! Production, distribution and trade of cooking greywares in medieval Catalonia, Spain
Calcareous Microfossils in Bronze Age Aegean Ceramics
The calcareous skeletal remains of various microscopic organisms such as foraminifera and ostracods are a striking feature of thin sections of many archaeological ceramics from the Aegean Bronze Age. While the presence of these calcareous microfossils in pottery has been noted for some time, attempts to utilize them to further the aims of ceramic compositional analysis have been few in number. In the following paper, we take a first detailed look…
Lost at sea
Another One Bites the Dust
The following study sheds new light on the quality control procedures of ancient potters by comparing cooking vessels exported from the medieval kiln‐site of Cabrera d'Anoia (Barcelona) with ‘wasters' that were discarded at source. The firing temperature of examined sherds indicates that only pots subjected to a maximum temperature of 800–850°C were offered for sale. The potters at Cabrera d'Anoia appear to have been fully aware of the optimal ba…
Prehistoric Settlement, Mobility and Societal Structure in the Peak District National Park
Detailed compositional and technological analysis of a large assemblage of prehistoric ceramics from numerous sites situated within the Peak District National Park has been used to explore the settlement patterns, societal structure, mobility and interaction of the populations that inhabited this area during the Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. A surprising pattern emerges of the widespread dominance of a single, geographically restricted temp…
The geochemical diversity of neogene clay deposits in Crete and its implications for provenance studies of Minoan pottery
The determination of provenance probably forms the primary role of geochemical analyses in archaeological ceramic studies. In what has comprised a successful field of study, the ultimate basis for such research has been the comparison of pottery compositions with the geochemical diversity displayed by clay deposits within a given study area. Although such studies are now common, the understanding of chemical and mineralogical variability in ceram…
Calcareous Microfossils in Bronze Age Aegean Ceramics
The calcareous skeletal remains of various microscopic organisms such as foraminifera and ostracods are a striking feature of thin sections of many archaeological ceramics from the Aegean Bronze Age. While the presence of these calcareous microfossils in pottery has been noted for some time, attempts to utilize them to further the aims of ceramic compositional analysis have been few in number. In the following paper, we take a first detailed look…
One hundred sherds of grey
To the vicinity and beyond! Production, distribution and trade of cooking greywares in medieval Catalonia, Spain
Prehistoric Settlement, Mobility and Societal Structure in the Peak District National Park
Detailed compositional and technological analysis of a large assemblage of prehistoric ceramics from numerous sites situated within the Peak District National Park has been used to explore the settlement patterns, societal structure, mobility and interaction of the populations that inhabited this area during the Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. A surprising pattern emerges of the widespread dominance of a single, geographically restricted temp…
Another One Bites the Dust
The following study sheds new light on the quality control procedures of ancient potters by comparing cooking vessels exported from the medieval kiln‐site of Cabrera d'Anoia (Barcelona) with ‘wasters' that were discarded at source. The firing temperature of examined sherds indicates that only pots subjected to a maximum temperature of 800–850°C were offered for sale. The potters at Cabrera d'Anoia appear to have been fully aware of the optimal ba…
Lost at sea
Setting the wheels in motion
The invention of rotational devices contributed to a range of developments in craft production technology, perhaps most visibly in the various forms of potter's wheels. These technological innovations, and the adoption or non-adoption of those innovations, carry economic and social implications, which are significant for understanding past human behaviour. There has been debate around the introduction and use of the potter’s wheel in South Asia's…
Ceramic production, recipes and technological choices in early medieval Walīla (Volubilis, Morocco)
In North Africa, archaeometric studies on early medieval ceramics remain limited. Past scholarship has focused largely on glazed wares, with little attention paid to the unglazed wheelmade and handmade wares which dominate archaeological assemblages; as a result, we still understand very poorly the technology and raw materials used to manufacture ceramics in the early Islamic world. This article presents the first comprehensive archaeometric anal…
Archaeology (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (6 works) · Geology (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Pottery (5 works) · Paleontology (4 works) · Petrography (4 works) · Building materials and conservation (3 works) · Geology (3 works)