Amicone, Silvia;
Squitieri, andrea;
Dinckal, Ada;
Gur-Arieh, Shira;
Rohde, Jens;
Altaweel, Mark;
Herr, Jean-Jacques;
... Miller, Christopher; + view all
(2022)
A Multi-Method Study of a Chalcolithic Kiln in the Bora Plain (Iraqi Kurdistan): The Evidence From Excavation, Micromorphological and Pyrotechnological Analyses.
Open Archaeology
, 8
(1)
pp. 853-872.
10.1515/opar-2022-0265.
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Abstract
Pyrotechnology has always been a core topic in the archaeological debate concerning phases of deep cultural transformations, such as the Chalcolithic period in the Near East (c. 6000–3500 BC). However, previous studies on pyrotechnological installations, such as pottery kilns, pertaining to this period, have often been mainly descriptive, with a limited use of archaeometric investigations. This work presents a multi-method investigation of a Chalcolithic kiln recently discovered in the Bora Plain (part of the larger Peshdar Plain, in Iraqi Kurdistan), which combines stratigraphic analysis, pyrotechnological, micromorphological, and micro-remains analyses. Since this kiln represents the first Chalcolithic architectural feature excavated in the Bora Plain, this work offers precious insights into the pyrotechnology of the period, which is still relatively poorly understood, through the reconstruction of the kiln’s use and abandonment processes. The analytical outputs can be used to compare with other Near East kilns from the Chalcolithic and later periods.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A Multi-Method Study of a Chalcolithic Kiln in the Bora Plain (Iraqi Kurdistan): The Evidence From Excavation, Micromorphological and Pyrotechnological Analyses |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1515/opar-2022-0265 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2022-0265 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2022 Andrea Squitieri et al., published by De Gruyter. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Iraqi Kurdistan; Chalcolithic kiln; pyrotechnology; micromorphological analysis; XRPD |
| UCL classification: | 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 > Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157960 |
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