J.IIC-CG VOLUME 4 (1979)
Archaeo-thermometry: The Assessment of Firing Temperatures of Ancient Ceramics
This paper deals with the mineralogical processes that occur during the firing of ceramics and examines their relevance to the determination of the firing temperatures of ancient ceramics. It is a translation and reworking of R. Heimann’s previous article “Mineralogische Vorgänge beim Brennen von Keramik und Archaothermometrie,” published in 1978/79 in Acta praehist. et archaeolog. (vol. 9/10, pp. 79-102). The topics covered here include the formation, composition, classification and structure of clay raw material, and the mineralogical changes that occur during its firing. A number of experimental methods that are used in the determination of the firing temperatures of ceramics are also discussed. A glossary of terms used in this field and an extensive bibliography are included.
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