DOI article:
Baranowski, Marcin; Daszkiewicz, Małgorzata [Contr.]: Macroscopic description and laboratory analysis of twelf pottery fragments from Novae
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under the direction of Prof. Piotr Dyczek who selected and submitted the sherds
for analysis. Their macroscopic descriptions were prepared by M. Baranowski as
part of his undergraduate thesis written at the Institute of Archaeology of the
University of Warsaw. Laboratory analyses were carried out by Daszkiewicz -
Bobryk - Schneider and are included in the thesis as an annexe.
Combining the macroscopic descriptions with laboratory results produced
a comprehensive appraisal of the pottery fabric, which, together with typological
and morphological descriptions, provided a complete profile of the characteris-
tics of each of the 12 ceramic sherds.
Macroscopic description (by M. Baranowski)
Ali of the pottery fragments were drawn and photographed before any further
procedures were carried out. The drawings were then grouped with photographs
of each sherd’s outer and inner surface. Fig. 1 shows the 12 sherds classified into
three groups. Group NI represents Roman kitchenwares, group N2 consists of
pottery produced by Gothic tribes, whilst group N3 comprises Roman tablewares.
These groups were established based on typological and morphological
classification and on an initial assessment of the ceramic fabric (fine ware,
coarse ware). The next process involved creating a freshly fractured surface for
each sherd. This was achieved by breaking off a smali piece using pliers with
tungsten Carbide cutting edges. The prepared samples were then examined
macroscopically. The following diagnostic features1 were taken into account:
colour, firing atmosphere, temper, pores, texture, compactness, fresh fracture
appearance, hardness, durability and later changes.
Colour
The colour of the outer surface, inner surface and fresh fracture was
determined using the Munsell [1975] and C.E.C.2 colour charts. Where
multicoloured fractures were encountered the layout of each colour zonę was
also described (tab. 1). The three sherds in group NI differ significantly in colour
from all of the others. These samples have a pale grey/grey3 outer surface and
a very pale brown inner surface (an example of sample MD3237 is shown on
fig. 2). In fresh fracture all of the samples in this group are the same colour -
a very pale brown, the only exception being sample MD3236, which is grey (fig. 3).
The outer surface of all samples in group N2 is reddish-yellow in colour. The
inner surface of each sherd is also reddish-yellow, apart from sample MD3241,
which has a slightly brownish inner surface (fig. 2).
Samples in group N3 have outer surfaces of various colour. Samples MD3243
and MD3244 have pink outer surfaces, sample MD3245 is a very pale brown,
whilst sample MD3246 is pale brown. The inner surfaces are also diverse in
under the direction of Prof. Piotr Dyczek who selected and submitted the sherds
for analysis. Their macroscopic descriptions were prepared by M. Baranowski as
part of his undergraduate thesis written at the Institute of Archaeology of the
University of Warsaw. Laboratory analyses were carried out by Daszkiewicz -
Bobryk - Schneider and are included in the thesis as an annexe.
Combining the macroscopic descriptions with laboratory results produced
a comprehensive appraisal of the pottery fabric, which, together with typological
and morphological descriptions, provided a complete profile of the characteris-
tics of each of the 12 ceramic sherds.
Macroscopic description (by M. Baranowski)
Ali of the pottery fragments were drawn and photographed before any further
procedures were carried out. The drawings were then grouped with photographs
of each sherd’s outer and inner surface. Fig. 1 shows the 12 sherds classified into
three groups. Group NI represents Roman kitchenwares, group N2 consists of
pottery produced by Gothic tribes, whilst group N3 comprises Roman tablewares.
These groups were established based on typological and morphological
classification and on an initial assessment of the ceramic fabric (fine ware,
coarse ware). The next process involved creating a freshly fractured surface for
each sherd. This was achieved by breaking off a smali piece using pliers with
tungsten Carbide cutting edges. The prepared samples were then examined
macroscopically. The following diagnostic features1 were taken into account:
colour, firing atmosphere, temper, pores, texture, compactness, fresh fracture
appearance, hardness, durability and later changes.
Colour
The colour of the outer surface, inner surface and fresh fracture was
determined using the Munsell [1975] and C.E.C.2 colour charts. Where
multicoloured fractures were encountered the layout of each colour zonę was
also described (tab. 1). The three sherds in group NI differ significantly in colour
from all of the others. These samples have a pale grey/grey3 outer surface and
a very pale brown inner surface (an example of sample MD3237 is shown on
fig. 2). In fresh fracture all of the samples in this group are the same colour -
a very pale brown, the only exception being sample MD3236, which is grey (fig. 3).
The outer surface of all samples in group N2 is reddish-yellow in colour. The
inner surface of each sherd is also reddish-yellow, apart from sample MD3241,
which has a slightly brownish inner surface (fig. 2).
Samples in group N3 have outer surfaces of various colour. Samples MD3243
and MD3244 have pink outer surfaces, sample MD3245 is a very pale brown,
whilst sample MD3246 is pale brown. The inner surfaces are also diverse in