Scaling Ceramic Provenience at Lydian Sardis, Western Turkey
Publication Date
4-2013
Description
We present a multistage strategy to define the scale and geographic distribution of 'local' ceramic production at Lydian Sardis based on geochemical analysis (NAA) of a large diverse ceramic sample (n = 281). Within the sphere of local ceramic production, our results demonstrate an unusual pattern of reliance on a single resource relative to other contemporary Iron Age centers. When our NAA results are combined with legacy NAA provenience data for production centers in Western Anatolia, we can differentiate ceramic emulation from exchange, establish probable proveniences for the non-local component of the dataset, and define new non-local groups with as yet no known provenience. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Journal
Journal of Archaeological Science
Volume
40
Issue
4
First Page
1918
Last Page
1934
Department
Environmental Studies
Link to Published Version
Recommended Citation
Kealhofer, Lisa; Grave, Peter; and Marsh, Ben. "Scaling Ceramic Provenience at Lydian Sardis, Western Turkey." Journal of Archaeological Science (2013) : 1918-1934.