TY - JOUR
T1 - Minoan plaster technology as evident from the ‘precinct’ structure at Koumasa, Crete
T2 - A microarchaeological study
AU - Boness, Doron
AU - Panagiotopoulos, Diamantis
AU - Goren, Yuval
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the Negev Scholarship provided by the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel with a matching fund from the Israel Science Foundation Grant ISF 947/12 – for which we are grateful. We would like to thank Ms. Stefanie Tuppat from Heidelberg University and Dr. Constance von Rüden from Ruhr-Universität Bochum, for their help in the field and their invaluable information concerning the archaeological context and stratigraphy. We would also like to thank Dr. Sebastian Traunmüller for measuring the samples’ spatial location, as well Petra Nemethova from Heidelberg University for their help in the field, as well as the rest of the Koumasa Expedition team members. In addition, we would like to thank Dr. Zahava Barkay, from the Wolfson Applied Materials Research Center at Tel-Aviv University for her invaluable help with the ESEM work. Lastly, we would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive and insightful comments.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - Twelve plaster units and two sediment blocks from the ‘precinct’ structure at the Minoan site of Koumasa, Crete, were sampled for a microarchaeological study, with the aim of examining the technology of their production and pigment production and application techniques, employing micromorphology, pXRF and ESEM/EDS. The results demonstrate that plaster and pigment technologies at the site followed common procedures in contemporaneous regional centers, and in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean cultural sphere. However, certain flexibility and local adaptations of these technologies are also apparent, varying with the plasters’ structural function, availability of raw materials and local cultural conventions. In addition, the high utility in preparing thin sections on-site is demonstrated, allowing for the use of thin sections for further study by ESEM/EDS. This, together with the employment of portable equipment at the site allow for a thorough study of ancient archaeological materials and technologies.
AB - Twelve plaster units and two sediment blocks from the ‘precinct’ structure at the Minoan site of Koumasa, Crete, were sampled for a microarchaeological study, with the aim of examining the technology of their production and pigment production and application techniques, employing micromorphology, pXRF and ESEM/EDS. The results demonstrate that plaster and pigment technologies at the site followed common procedures in contemporaneous regional centers, and in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean cultural sphere. However, certain flexibility and local adaptations of these technologies are also apparent, varying with the plasters’ structural function, availability of raw materials and local cultural conventions. In addition, the high utility in preparing thin sections on-site is demonstrated, allowing for the use of thin sections for further study by ESEM/EDS. This, together with the employment of portable equipment at the site allow for a thorough study of ancient archaeological materials and technologies.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.06.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85020878950
SN - 2352-409X
VL - 14
SP - 392
EP - 408
JO - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
JF - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
ER -