Petrographic Analysis Ceramics

Petrographic analysis is not new to the study of archaeological ceramics but it is receiving more attention as it is applied to interesting and diverse archaeological problems.

Petrographic analysis ceramics.

Petrographic analysis involves making a single 30 μm thick cross sectional slide of a material and viewing it through a petrographic microscope. 2016 113 petrographic analysis of middle bronze age trevisker style sherds from queen camel somerset uk. The first section is for the general reader and contains summaries of the key petro graphic characteristics of each class and discussion of the re sults. 1981 a petrographic analysis of late woodland ceramics from the sperry site jackson county missouri.

Petrographic analysis of ceramics from the berbati valley ian k. Samples are ground to a thickness of 0 03 mm and mounted on a glass slide. Petrographic analysis of early neolithic ceramics from tornagrain scottish high lands uk. 1970 the scientific analysis of ancient ceramics.

Petrographic analysis of historic ceramics from suakin condenser island sudan. 241 249. Samples are analyzed using both plane and cross polarized transmitted light to identify mineral inclusions with a high degree of accuracy and to determine characteristics of the clay matrix such as its optical activity. Plains anthropologist 26.

2016 114 petrographic analysis of a roman potteryvessel from cheeseman s green kent uk. Petrography was developed by geologists to identify minerals in rocks. Petrographic and geochemical analysis of pottery and other ceramics from roman pottery kilns at ashlawn road hillmorton warwickshire uk.