In 2004, instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was conducted at the University of Misso... more In 2004, instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was conducted at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) on Uruk period (c.a. 3500-3100 BC) pottery sherds from the sites of Chogha Mish, Tepe Sharafabad, and Abu Fanduweh on the Upper Susiana Plain, Iran (Ghazal et al 2008). Previous INAA research in the Susiana Plain (Berman 1986, 1987) concluded that clay sources were too homogenous to be analytically useful in reconstructing compositional groups. Later statistical reanalysis of Berman’s data (Kouchoukos 1998; Ghazal et al 2008), however, revealed that more compositional diversity existed than was previously indicated. Subtle but real differences in geochemistry could be seen in all three of our principle sites. Firstly, this paper will present the results of our trace-element analysis. Secondly, we will reexamine preliminary conclusions regarding the organization of ceramic production in this region (c.f. Wright and Johnson’s (1975) popular “centralization hypot...
This chapter from the upcoming monograph of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bat explores cerami... more This chapter from the upcoming monograph of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bat explores ceramic typology and classification issues related to pottery from recent excavations. The primary focus of this chapter is the domestic pottery from the Early Bronze Age monumental towers, which have been the subject of on-going excavation since 2007. This is the first monograph of its kind for any excavated EBA site in northern Oman and the present chapter attempts to situate the ceramic corpus in its regional and chronological framework. A more detailed synopsis of the Bat pottery is planned for the second monograph volume. Note: Please do not cite without permission of the authors. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated.
In 2004, instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was conducted at the University of Misso... more In 2004, instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was conducted at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) on Uruk period (c.a. 3500-3100 BC) pottery sherds from the sites of Chogha Mish, Tepe Sharafabad, and Abu Fanduweh on the Upper Susiana Plain, Iran (Ghazal et al 2008). Previous INAA research in the Susiana Plain (Berman 1986, 1987) concluded that clay sources were too homogenous to be analytically useful in reconstructing compositional groups. Later statistical reanalysis of Berman’s data (Kouchoukos 1998; Ghazal et al 2008), however, revealed that more compositional diversity existed than was previously indicated. Subtle but real differences in geochemistry could be seen in all three of our principle sites. Firstly, this paper will present the results of our trace-element analysis. Secondly, we will reexamine preliminary conclusions regarding the organization of ceramic production in this region (c.f. Wright and Johnson’s (1975) popular “centralization hypot...
This chapter from the upcoming monograph of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bat explores cerami... more This chapter from the upcoming monograph of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bat explores ceramic typology and classification issues related to pottery from recent excavations. The primary focus of this chapter is the domestic pottery from the Early Bronze Age monumental towers, which have been the subject of on-going excavation since 2007. This is the first monograph of its kind for any excavated EBA site in northern Oman and the present chapter attempts to situate the ceramic corpus in its regional and chronological framework. A more detailed synopsis of the Bat pottery is planned for the second monograph volume. Note: Please do not cite without permission of the authors. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated.
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