Trave Allepuz, E;
Quinn, PS;
Alvaro Rueda, K;
(2019)
Another One Bites The Dust: Quality Control And Firing Technology In The Production Of Medieval Greyware Ceramics In Catalonia, Spain.
Archaeometry
, 61
(6)
pp. 1280-1295.
10.1111/arcm.12495.
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Abstract
The following study sheds new light on the quality control procedures of ancient potters by comparing cooking vessels exported from the medieval kiln‐site of Cabrera d'Anoia (Barcelona) with ‘wasters’ that were discarded at source. The firing temperature of examined sherds indicates that only pots subjected to a maximum temperature of 800–850°C were offered for sale. The potters at Cabrera d'Anoia appear to have been fully aware of the optimal balance between thermal and physical shock resistance of vessels fired within this range and strived to control firing in order to achieve better products than that of competing workshops.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Another One Bites The Dust: Quality Control And Firing Technology In The Production Of Medieval Greyware Ceramics In Catalonia, Spain |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/arcm.12495 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12495 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Quality control, pottery wasters, cooking wares, firing, X-ray diffraction, Medieval Catalonia |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology > Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10080357 |
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