Archaeometric analysis of the pottery from the Chalcolithic site of El Cortijo de Montiel Bajo (Santo Tomé de la Vega, Jaén, Spain)

This paper presents the findings gleaned from a series of macroscopic, colourimetric, mineralogical, geochemical and microstructural analyses of a pottery assemblage brought to light during the archaeological excavation (2012–2013) of the settlement of El Cortijo de Montiel Bajo (Santo Tomé de la Ve...

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Published in:Archaeological and anthropological sciences 2022-10, Vol.14 (10), Article 194
Main Authors: de la Granja, Paula Pinillos, Alejos, Alberto Dorado, Serrano, Juan Antonio Cámara, Bareas, Cristóbal Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Archaeology
Bronze Age
Ceramics
Chemistry/Food Science
Copper Age
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Excavation
Geography
Life Sciences
Manufacturing industry
Mineralogy
Pottery
Radiocarbon dating
Raw materials
Review
Traditions
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Summary:This paper presents the findings gleaned from a series of macroscopic, colourimetric, mineralogical, geochemical and microstructural analyses of a pottery assemblage brought to light during the archaeological excavation (2012–2013) of the settlement of El Cortijo de Montiel Bajo (Santo Tomé de la Vega, Jaén, Spain). The different analyses aim at identifying the mineralogical composition and manufacturing processes of the Chalcolithic vessels. The typological and stratigraphic analysis of the different structural complexes, combined with a radiocarbon dating, place the site in the last third of the 3rd millennium BC. The study sheds light on the phases of transition characteristic of Eastern Andalusia’s Copper Age and the wide range of analytical techniques confirms both the uniformity of the raw materials (evidencing a local provenance) and that the pottery production process was well integrated into the technological traditions of the south of the Iberian Peninsula.
ISSN:1866-9557
1866-9565
DOI:10.1007/s12520-022-01652-w