John D Greenough
Biographic Data
| ID | 6438671 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John D Greenough |
| GIVEN NAMES | John D |
| FAMILY NAME | Greenough |
| SIGNATURE | GREENOUGH J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Okanagan University College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8641-3089 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Optimal Elemental Characterization of Historical High-Fired Ceramic Wares
Compositional Characteristics of Jamestown “Tryal” Glass (Virginia, ca 1608)
Mineralogical and Geochemical Constraints on the Sediment Sources of Late Stone Age Pottery from the Birimi Site, Northern Ghana
The mineralogy and bulk chemical compositions of 15 Kintampo (Late Stone Age) potsherds from the Birimi site on the Gambaga Escarpment and eight samples of local sediment were determined with the intent of characterizing these wares and identifying the material used in their manufacture. Sediment from clay pits still used by potters north of the escarpment contains iron‐rich laterite clasts (100 × XFeO t = 100 × FeO t /[FeO t + Al 2 O 3 + SiO 2 ]…
Influence of Potsdam sandstone on the trace element signatures of some 19th‐century American and Canadian glass
Potsdam sandstone from quarries and outcrops near 19th‐century glassworks sites in Redwood, NY, and Saranac, NY, Mallorytown, ON, and Como and Hudson, QC, commonly contains _97% silica, so in terms of its purity can compete with other historical producers of silica sand (e.g., Cheshire quartzite, MA; southern New Jersey sand). Exploratory analysis of trace element data using multidimensional scaling (MDS) shows that geographically distinct source…
The major‐ and trace‐element whole‐rock fingerprints of Egyptian basalts and the provenance of Egyptian artefacts
Discrimination diagrams have been developed that source Egyptian basaltic artefacts using whole‐rock major element geochemistry. These include K 2 O versus SiO 2 , TiO 2 and P 2 O 5 against MgO/Fe 2 O 3 t (total Fe as Fe 2 O 3 ), and a discriminant analysis diagram using SiO 2 , Fe 2 O 3 t , CaO, and MnO. A complementary set of diagrams uses easily obtained trace element data (Nb/Y versus Zr/Nb; Zr [ppm] versus Rb/Sr; TiO 2 [wt % volatile free] v…
The origin and use of basalt in Old Kingdom funerary temples
Conventional petrographic analysis suggests that basalts in Old Kingdom funerary temples are mineralogically and texturally similar to the Haddadin basalt flow of northern Egypt. To affirm that the Haddadin flow is the stone source, a total of 88 augite and 74 plagioclase electron microprobe analyses were obtained from two Abu Sir (Sahure, Fifth Dynasty) and three Giza (Khufu, Fourth Dynasty) temple paving stone samples and compared to all known,…
Iron Age Gold Mining
Ancient geologists in Yemen and Egypt recognized that quartz veins surrounding caldera‐collapse complexes (exhumed explosive volcanoes) were gold bearing and actively sought out these geologic environments. Rock hammerstones, anvils and grinders are found in camps on both sides of the Red Sea, indicating that mining and metallurgical extraction technology and knowledge were also widespread during the Iron Age. The technology and overall layout of…
The origin and use of basalt in Old Kingdom funerary temples
Conventional petrographic analysis suggests that basalts in Old Kingdom funerary temples are mineralogically and texturally similar to the Haddadin basalt flow of northern Egypt. To affirm that the Haddadin flow is the stone source, a total of 88 augite and 74 plagioclase electron microprobe analyses were obtained from two Abu Sir (Sahure, Fifth Dynasty) and three Giza (Khufu, Fourth Dynasty) temple paving stone samples and compared to all known,…
The Stone Source of Predynastic Basalt Vessels
Fingerprinting Ancient Egyptian Quarries
Microchemical analysis of minerals present in pottery and stone artefacts may help determine their provenance. Electron microprobe major element analyses of augite suggest that minor elements (Ti0 2 ,MnO, Aa 2 O) are important in fingerprinting basalts. This points to the potential usefulness of trace elements. Augite present in six basalt samples (representing all known/suspected Pharaonic basalt quarries in northern and middle Egypt) and basalt…
Provenance of temper in a New Kingdom Egyptian pottery sherd
A New Kingdom spinning bowl from Karnak (Luxor) Egypt is similar in form to spinning bowls commonly found at other Egyptian sites and has a bulk chemical composition in the range for other Egyptian marl vessels. These data support a domestic origin. The matrix of the bowl contains unaltered, sand-sized, mafic rock fragments with volcanic, subophitic textures. Over 20% of the sand-sized grains consist of angular, unweathered rock fragments, and of…
New Data For Old Pots
New Data For Old Pots
The major‐ and trace‐element whole‐rock fingerprints of Egyptian basalts and the provenance of Egyptian artefacts
Discrimination diagrams have been developed that source Egyptian basaltic artefacts using whole‐rock major element geochemistry. These include K 2 O versus SiO 2 , TiO 2 and P 2 O 5 against MgO/Fe 2 O 3 t (total Fe as Fe 2 O 3 ), and a discriminant analysis diagram using SiO 2 , Fe 2 O 3 t , CaO, and MnO. A complementary set of diagrams uses easily obtained trace element data (Nb/Y versus Zr/Nb; Zr [ppm] versus Rb/Sr; TiO 2 [wt % volatile free] v…
The Stone Source of Predynastic Basalt Vessels
Mineralogical and Geochemical Constraints on the Sediment Sources of Late Stone Age Pottery from the Birimi Site, Northern Ghana
The mineralogy and bulk chemical compositions of 15 Kintampo (Late Stone Age) potsherds from the Birimi site on the Gambaga Escarpment and eight samples of local sediment were determined with the intent of characterizing these wares and identifying the material used in their manufacture. Sediment from clay pits still used by potters north of the escarpment contains iron‐rich laterite clasts (100 × XFeO t = 100 × FeO t /[FeO t + Al 2 O 3 + SiO 2 ]…
Optimal Elemental Characterization of Historical High-Fired Ceramic Wares
Compositional Characteristics of Jamestown “Tryal” Glass (Virginia, ca 1608)
Influence of Potsdam sandstone on the trace element signatures of some 19th‐century American and Canadian glass
Potsdam sandstone from quarries and outcrops near 19th‐century glassworks sites in Redwood, NY, and Saranac, NY, Mallorytown, ON, and Como and Hudson, QC, commonly contains _97% silica, so in terms of its purity can compete with other historical producers of silica sand (e.g., Cheshire quartzite, MA; southern New Jersey sand). Exploratory analysis of trace element data using multidimensional scaling (MDS) shows that geographically distinct source…
Iron Age Gold Mining
Ancient geologists in Yemen and Egypt recognized that quartz veins surrounding caldera‐collapse complexes (exhumed explosive volcanoes) were gold bearing and actively sought out these geologic environments. Rock hammerstones, anvils and grinders are found in camps on both sides of the Red Sea, indicating that mining and metallurgical extraction technology and knowledge were also widespread during the Iron Age. The technology and overall layout of…
Fingerprinting Ancient Egyptian Quarries
Microchemical analysis of minerals present in pottery and stone artefacts may help determine their provenance. Electron microprobe major element analyses of augite suggest that minor elements (Ti0 2 ,MnO, Aa 2 O) are important in fingerprinting basalts. This points to the potential usefulness of trace elements. Augite present in six basalt samples (representing all known/suspected Pharaonic basalt quarries in northern and middle Egypt) and basalt…
Provenance of temper in a New Kingdom Egyptian pottery sherd
A New Kingdom spinning bowl from Karnak (Luxor) Egypt is similar in form to spinning bowls commonly found at other Egyptian sites and has a bulk chemical composition in the range for other Egyptian marl vessels. These data support a domestic origin. The matrix of the bowl contains unaltered, sand-sized, mafic rock fragments with volcanic, subophitic textures. Over 20% of the sand-sized grains consist of angular, unweathered rock fragments, and of…
New Data For Old Pots
The Stone Source of Predynastic Basalt Vessels
Fingerprinting Ancient Egyptian Quarries
Microchemical analysis of minerals present in pottery and stone artefacts may help determine their provenance. Electron microprobe major element analyses of augite suggest that minor elements (Ti0 2 ,MnO, Aa 2 O) are important in fingerprinting basalts. This points to the potential usefulness of trace elements. Augite present in six basalt samples (representing all known/suspected Pharaonic basalt quarries in northern and middle Egypt) and basalt…
The origin and use of basalt in Old Kingdom funerary temples
Conventional petrographic analysis suggests that basalts in Old Kingdom funerary temples are mineralogically and texturally similar to the Haddadin basalt flow of northern Egypt. To affirm that the Haddadin flow is the stone source, a total of 88 augite and 74 plagioclase electron microprobe analyses were obtained from two Abu Sir (Sahure, Fifth Dynasty) and three Giza (Khufu, Fourth Dynasty) temple paving stone samples and compared to all known,…
Iron Age Gold Mining
Ancient geologists in Yemen and Egypt recognized that quartz veins surrounding caldera‐collapse complexes (exhumed explosive volcanoes) were gold bearing and actively sought out these geologic environments. Rock hammerstones, anvils and grinders are found in camps on both sides of the Red Sea, indicating that mining and metallurgical extraction technology and knowledge were also widespread during the Iron Age. The technology and overall layout of…
The origin and use of basalt in Old Kingdom funerary temples
Conventional petrographic analysis suggests that basalts in Old Kingdom funerary temples are mineralogically and texturally similar to the Haddadin basalt flow of northern Egypt. To affirm that the Haddadin flow is the stone source, a total of 88 augite and 74 plagioclase electron microprobe analyses were obtained from two Abu Sir (Sahure, Fifth Dynasty) and three Giza (Khufu, Fourth Dynasty) temple paving stone samples and compared to all known,…
The major‐ and trace‐element whole‐rock fingerprints of Egyptian basalts and the provenance of Egyptian artefacts
Discrimination diagrams have been developed that source Egyptian basaltic artefacts using whole‐rock major element geochemistry. These include K 2 O versus SiO 2 , TiO 2 and P 2 O 5 against MgO/Fe 2 O 3 t (total Fe as Fe 2 O 3 ), and a discriminant analysis diagram using SiO 2 , Fe 2 O 3 t , CaO, and MnO. A complementary set of diagrams uses easily obtained trace element data (Nb/Y versus Zr/Nb; Zr [ppm] versus Rb/Sr; TiO 2 [wt % volatile free] v…
Influence of Potsdam sandstone on the trace element signatures of some 19th‐century American and Canadian glass
Potsdam sandstone from quarries and outcrops near 19th‐century glassworks sites in Redwood, NY, and Saranac, NY, Mallorytown, ON, and Como and Hudson, QC, commonly contains _97% silica, so in terms of its purity can compete with other historical producers of silica sand (e.g., Cheshire quartzite, MA; southern New Jersey sand). Exploratory analysis of trace element data using multidimensional scaling (MDS) shows that geographically distinct source…
Mineralogical and Geochemical Constraints on the Sediment Sources of Late Stone Age Pottery from the Birimi Site, Northern Ghana
The mineralogy and bulk chemical compositions of 15 Kintampo (Late Stone Age) potsherds from the Birimi site on the Gambaga Escarpment and eight samples of local sediment were determined with the intent of characterizing these wares and identifying the material used in their manufacture. Sediment from clay pits still used by potters north of the escarpment contains iron‐rich laterite clasts (100 × XFeO t = 100 × FeO t /[FeO t + Al 2 O 3 + SiO 2 ]…
Compositional Characteristics of Jamestown “Tryal” Glass (Virginia, ca 1608)
Optimal Elemental Characterization of Historical High-Fired Ceramic Wares
Geology (11 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (10 works) · Geochemistry (10 works) · Geography (8 works) · Mineralogy (8 works) · Building materials and conservation (6 works) · Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 works) · Basalt (5 works) · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (5 works)