MOESSBAUER SPECTROSCOPIC,CHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF IBERIAN POTTERY

Three types of Iberian pottery from the same excavation and archaeological level have been studied by Moessbauer spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and transmitted-light polarizing microscopy. The results are compatible with a common origin, a firing temperature below 850 °C, and a different fabrication technique for each pottery type.