Focused on uncoated ceramics, this tutorial paper is divided into two main sections. The first
section deals with the operational phases required prior to firing (drying, piling, fuel supply) …

This tutorial paper is focused on the mineralogical-petrographic characterization of clayey
raw materials with the purpose of sourcing supply basins and answering questions about …

The issue of clay processing concerns both provenance and techno-functional ceramic
investigations. In the former, the compositional/textural modification of clay alters the …

Provenance studies of archaeological ceramics by analysis of their elemental composition
are based on the assumption that clays can be distinguished, which were used for pottery …

After they have been abandoned, ceramic materials may undergo substantial
transformations, all of which may change their macroscopic aspect, mineralogy, chemical …

The aim of this study is to estimate the uncertainty of a portable X-ray fluorescence (p-XRF)
instrument for the (semi-quantitative) analyses of tiles with underglaze decoration. Before …

The aim of this article is to summarize and organize the methodologies used for the
statistical analysis in the field of ceramic investigation and, more specifically, the study of …

Surface treatment techniques, that is, smoothing and burnishing, help to define the cultural,
traditional, and economical state of an ancient society. They prove artistic feelings combined …

This article gives an overview of historical and present uses of lead against the backdrop of
gradual realization that lead is an environmental hazard. In this paper the lead in the lead …

The study of the ancient black ceramic coating that decorates the surface of Classical and
Hellenistic pottery from Attica and other main production centres in the Mediterranean has …