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New evidence for specialised ceramic production and exchange in the southeast Arabian Iron Age |
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| Authors: | PETER MAGEE PETER GRAVE WALID YASIN AL-TIKRITI MIKE BARBETTI ZHAO YU GRAHAME BAILEY |
| Institution: | School of Archaeology, University of Sydney;Department of Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology, University of New England;al-Ain Archaeological Museum, United Arab Emirates;NWG Macintosh Centre, University of Sydney;Australian Institute for Nuclear Science &Engineering, Lucas Heights, Menai, NSW |
| Abstract: | Results from a programme of PIXE-PIGME analysis of Iron Age ceramics from southeastern Arabia are presented. Compositional analysis indicates the existence of two discrete Iron Age II ceramic assemblages. A combination of geological and archaeological evidence suggests that one of these was produced in the inland oasis of al-Ain. Geological evidence in combination with previously published data on the elemental composition of southeast Iranian ceramics suggests Iran as a possible source for the other group. |
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