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This study investigates a medieval pottery kiln and its fill excavated at a 13th-century settlement site near the Žďár Cistercian monastery. The short 30–40 year lifespan of the settlement provides valuable insight into how pottery was made and appeared
Karel Slavíček +4 more
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ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN OF VILJANDI IN THE LIGHT OF EARLIEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND COMPLEXES; pp. 57–86 [PDF]
Numerous attempts have been made to reconstruct the development of the medieval town of Viljandi (south Estonia), yet the source material is extremely scarce.
Arvi Haak, Erki Russow
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Model and simulation of a solar kiln with energy storage [PDF]
A solar kiln with energy storage can be used for continuous drying. This kiln consisted of several units which were modeled to simulate it in operation.
LUNA, David +2 more
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ABSTRACT While oasis settlements emerged during the Bronze Age in Eastern and Northern Arabia, the settlement process in Central Arabia was different. Excavations at al‐Yamāma—main ancient settlement of the al‐Kharj oasis (Riyadh Province, KSA)—suggest that the latter did not emerge before the second half of the first millennium BCE.
Elora Chambraud +4 more
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Un four de potier antique à Troyes, rue Paillot de Montabert (Aube)
In February 2013 archaeological monitoring in the town centre of Troyes provided the opportunity to examine for the first time in the Roman city a pottery kiln with two chambers, most of the firing chamber of which was preserved.
Gilles DEBORDE +2 more
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Pyrotechnology has always been a core topic in the archaeological debate concerning phases of deep cultural transformations, such as the Chalcolithic period in the Near East (c. 6000–3500 BC). However, previous studies on pyrotechnological installations,
Squitieri Andrea +8 more
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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE
Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
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The availability of clay, its natural characteristics (plasticity, formability, low melting strength) and the simpli-city of manufacturing techniques made it possible to satisfy domestic household needs for ceramic ware.
Chudova T.I.
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A Home-Made Pottery Kiln [PDF]
clay-modelinrg was built of brick, under the direction of Miss Antoinette B. Hollister. A kiln may be purchased for about a hundred dollars. This kiln of brick was built to demonstrate how cheaply a serviceable kiln can be constructed. The cost of the material was in the neighborhood of eight dollars.
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Mortars From Punic and Hellenistic–Roman Solunto: Materials, Formulations, and Technology
ABSTRACT This study presents an archaeometric investigation of 18 hydraulic rendering and bedding mortars from Punic and Hellenistic–Roman Solunto (NW Sicily). The research aimed to characterize raw materials, reconstruct manufacturing sequences, and evaluate technological proficiency through mineralogical and petrochemical analyses.
G. Montana +4 more
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