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The ceramics from Empúries county (Catalonia) in the 10th-11th centuries AD. An archaeometric approach
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The sixty ceramic individuals studied in this project were recovered in Empúries county, including a few ceramics from Besalú and Rosselló counties (Catalonia) for comparison. These ceramics, dated to the 10th—11th centuries AD, belong to a historical period related to the creation and consolidation of the Catalan Counties. This period is poorly studied from an archaeological point of view, so there is little information about ceramic production and distribution, which this research aims to change by identifying the provenance and some elements of the manufacturing techniques. For this purpose, the ceramic sherds have been chemically and mineralogically characterised by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. Their microstructure and sintering state have been determined by scanning electron microscopy coupled to energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM), and petrographic analyses have been performed, too. Results confirm distribution patterns and the evidence of similar technical traditions in different Counties. Finally, the contrast with the database enables us to relate some of the individuals analysed in this study to some others from the area of the County of Empúries dating from the Visigoth period (7th—8th centuries) in line with their exceptionally high concentrations of Na2O.
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VALLS LLORENS, Marta, et al. The ceramics from Empúries county (Catalonia) in the 10th-11th centuries AD. An archaeometric approach. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 2024. Vol. 53. ISSN 2352-409X. [consulted: 15 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/218934