Development of ceramic production in the Kur River Basin (Fars, Iran) during the Neolithic : a compositional and technological approach using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and thin section petrography Universiteit Gent
This study aims to characterize the Neolithic ceramics (Mushki, Bashi, and Jari wares) of the Kur River Basin and reconstruct the origin of the raw materials and manufacturing technology. Neolithic ceramics from 13 different sites have been studied with handheld X-ray fluorescence (hXRF) spectroscopy and thin section petrography. The geochemical signature of these ceramics was defined, and four compositional groups were determined. The variation ...