The Evolution of Pottery Production during the Late Neolithic Period at Sialk on the Kashan Plain, Central Plateau of Iran

Marghussian, A.K.; Coningham, R.A.E.; Fazeli, H.

doi:10.1111/arcm.12258

The Evolution of Pottery Production during the Late Neolithic Period at Sialk on the Kashan Plain, Central Plateau of Iran

Marghussian, A.K.; Coningham, R.A.E.; Fazeli, H.

Authors

A.K. Marghussian

Professor Robin Coningham r.a.e.coningham@durham.ac.uk
Professor

H. Fazeli

Abstract

The prehistoric sherds recovered from the North Mound of Tepe Sialk were investigated using XRF, XRD and SEM/EDX analyses. These studies showed the occurrence of a gradual evolution in pottery-making from the Sialk I to Sialk II periods, eventually leading to the production of bulk red pottery at the final phase of Sialk II. The relative similarity of compositions, homogeneous microstructures and the presence of high-temperature phases demonstrated a high degree of specialization in the selection of raw materials and control of the firing temperature and atmosphere among the potters of Sialk in the sixth millennium bc, peaking at the final phase of Sialk II.

Citation

Marghussian, A., Coningham, R., & Fazeli, H. (2017). The Evolution of Pottery Production during the Late Neolithic Period at Sialk on the Kashan Plain, Central Plateau of Iran. Archaeometry, 59(2), 222-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12258

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Mar 30, 2016
Online Publication Date	Jul 26, 2016
Publication Date	Apr 1, 2017
Deposit Date	Apr 6, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Jul 26, 2018
Journal	Archaeometry
Print ISSN	0003-813X
Electronic ISSN	1475-4754
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	59
Issue	2
Pages	222-238
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12258

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Marghussian, A. K., Coningham, R. A. E., and Fazeli, H. (2017) The Evolution of Pottery Production During The Late Neolithic Period at Sialk On The Kashan Plain, Central Plateau of Iran. Archaeometry, 59(2): 222-238, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12258. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.