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The technology of polychrome glazed ceramics in Ifriqiya: new data from the site of Chimtou
Ifriqiya (roughly Tunisia and eastern Algeria) is believed to have played a significant role in the diffusion of ceramic glazed technologies into...
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Tackling early medieval circulation of glazed ware in Sharq al-Andalus using a multidisciplinary approach: El Tolmo de Minateda (Spain)
This paper offers an analysis of a group of glazed ceramics that comes from El Tolmo de Minateda site and have been dated in the second half of the...
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Technological changes in the glazed wares of northern Tunisia in the transition from Fatimid to Zirid rule
A representative selection of glazed ceramics recovered from medieval Islamic contexts excavated in the former Roman port of Utica (North Tunisia)...
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The polychrome tilework on the tomb of Sultan Alauddin Ahmad Shah, Bidar, India
Twelve fragments of glazed tiles from the fifteenth century tomb of Alauddin Ahmad Shah in Bidar, India, were investigated by scanning electron...
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Middle Eastern Glazed Ceramics of the 11th Century in Bilyar, the Capital of Volga Bulgaria
This work presents the analysis of Middle Eastern artistic ceramics of the eleventh century, obtained during the excavation of the city of Bilyar...
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The late medieval and early modern ceramics in the city of Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain). Christian productions under the Islamic tradition
The archaeological knowledge of the material culture in the city of Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain) during the late medieval and early modern periods is...
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Materials and technique of lajvardina ceramics from the thirteenth to fourteenth century Iran
Studied by micro X-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF), scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM–EDS) and micro-Raman spectroscopy...
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Glazed sgraffito ware from Torre Alemanna (Foggia, fifteenth to sixteenth century A.D.): technological aspects of a local production
The archaeometric investigation of 46 potsherds of “Torre Alemanna type” pottery aimed to define a compositional reference group and to understand...
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Investigation of provenances of Early Islamic lead glazes from northern Central Asia using elemental and lead isotope analyses
A representative collection of Early Islamic glazed ceramics from eleven sites in southern Kazakhstan were characterized by compositional ( n = 95)...
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Examples of Natural and Technogenic Mineral Formation on the Surface of Architectural Objects
The influence of structure, mineral and chemical composition of weatheringWeathering forms on the cultural heritage monuments have been studied by...
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Islamic glazed pottery from Adiabene (Iraq, Kurdistan): multianalytical research into its technological development and provenance
This paper explores the production characteristics and provenance of Islamic glazed pottery in the Adiabene region of north-eastern Mesopotamia....
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Madīnat al-Zahrā’ or Madīnat Qurtuba? First evidences of the Caliphate tin glaze production of ‘verde y manganeso’ ware
The first workshop evidence of the Caliphate polychrome tin-glaze production known as ‘verde y manganeso’ in al-Andalus has been found in the...
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Provenance and production technology of late medieval ‘Besztercebánya/Banská Bystrica–type’ high-quality stove tiles
A unique collection of high-quality late medieval (fifteenth–sixteenth century) glazed and unglazed stove tiles from the northern part of the...
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Indigeneity and innovation of early Islamic glaze technology: the case of the Coptic Glazed Ware
This study investigates how the technology of Coptic Glazed Ware (CGW) – which is one of the earliest examples of Islamic glazed pottery – was...
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Isotopic investigations of Chinese ceramics
This chapter provides insights into Chinese ceramic technologies of both bodies and glazes as well as provenance by using isotopes applied to a...
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Pottery making tradition in Logroño: an archaeometric approach to the Late Medieval workshops
This paper deals with the findings of Hospital Viejo site of Logroño (La Rioja, Spain), which yielded the largest evidence of local pottery...
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Ceramic technology. How to characterise ceramic glazes
Glazes add value to ceramic, improve its appearance (colour and shine) and make it waterproof. Through the choice of colours and designs, glazes made...
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Glass working and recycling in Pompeii: new evidence from the landfill of the Sarno Baths (VIII 2, 17–23)
Forty-six glass finds, including vessel fragments, windows, one inlay and one indicator of production (moil) excavated in the dump of the Sarno Baths...
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Tracing the tin-opacified yellow glazed ceramics in the western Islamic world: the findings at Madīnat al-Zahrā’
A small group of opaque yellow glazed sherds has recently been identified among the ceramics excavated at the Islamic city of Madīnat al-Zahrā’ near...
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A Vulnerability Assessment Framework for Cultural Heritage Sites: The Case of the Roman Ruins of Tróia
This article contributes to develo** an indicator-based vulnerability assessment framework for cultural heritage sites. It provides a vulnerability...
