MOESSBAUER SPECTROSCOPIC, CHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF IBERIAN POTTERY

Characterization of andent pottery is threefold: the provenance of the clay, non-plastics added and firing technology (kiln atmosphere and associated thermal cycle). Very often sherds of different provenance have similar appearance although, conversely, different manufacturing techniques can produce a wide variety of pottery from the sanle clay. Therefore a classification of the sherds based solely upan macroscopic and stylistic grounds could lead to serious mistakes. Physicochen1ical techniques could contribute lnore substantial evidence.