Statistical Evaluation of the Asaro-Perlman neutron activation data on Mycenaean pottery from the Peloponnese

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ID10965799
AuthorsJonathan E Tomlinson (University of Manchester, corresponding author), Elizabeth French, E B FRENCH
Year1997
Volume92
Pages139-164
Publication date1997-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annual of the British School at Athens (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0068-2454 • E-ISSN: 2045-2403
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s006824540001666x
OpenAlexW1967670683
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited2

The statistical evaluation of NAA data for 250 Mycenaean potsherds from the Peloponnese (Achaea, Ayios Stephanos, Chora Ano Englianos, Nichoria, Olympia-Kolosakos, Peristeria, Palaiokastro and Platanos-Renia) resulted in twelve chemical groups defining the composition of pottery from the different regions. Earlier groupings of pottery from Ayios Stephanos and Nichoria were confirmed and chemical profiles were also produced for pottery from western Messenia and the north-east Peloponnese. The north-east Peloponnesian groups are chemically very similar to Argolid pottery groups, such that the provenance of a group of early (LH I/II) pottery identified in this study, and of this chemical type, remains uncertain. This aside, the groups' chemical profiles are quite distinct from those representative of other areas of mainland Greece and Crete

Ancient history · Archaeology · Geochemistry · Geography · Pottery · Provenance · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geology · History

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