Multi-Techniques Analysis of Archaeological Pottery—Potential Pitfalls in Interpreting the Results
Lidia Kozak, Andrzej Michałowski, Yana Tkachenko, Jędrzej Proch, Jarosław Jasiewicz, Przemysław Niedzielski · 2025
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Lidia Kozak and colleagues warn about pitfalls in multi-technique analysis of archaeological pottery. Their 2025 article uses ceramics from archaeological sites to show how results can be misread.
The first stage analysed complete museum vessels for elemental composition using X-ray fluorescence. The second stage split a single vessel fragment into thirty samples and analysed them separately. Results scattered because the ceramic material itself is heterogeneous. Grinding those samples allowed further tests of mineral composition and iron forms, revealing raw materials and firing methods. The authors caution that relying only on popular non-destructive methods can lead to misinterpretation of archaeological materials.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lidia Kozak, Andrzej Michałowski, Yana Tkachenko, Jędrzej Proch, Jarosław Jasiewicz, Przemysław Niedzielski |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |