White pottery production in the Middle Meuse valley: sustainability of clay resources during the early Middle Ages
Line Van Wersch|Sylvie de Longueville|Laure Dussubieux|Nathalie Fagel|Frédéric Hatert|Patrick Degryse
Abstract This study of white pottery from the Merovingian and Carolingian periods traces use clay resources in Middle Meuse valley at beginning Ages. The petrographic 56 sherds, chemical analysis 40 samples, XRD 12 them coming 4 sites reach changes process between two time periods, characterize production three workshops, consider material supply mechanism potters’ settlement. It appears that, Antiquity Modern period, kaolinitic has always been exploited. main technical are related to specific selection these clays that allow produce cooking wares with few inclusions. workshops used available their environment can be differentiated by chemistry mineralogy. Finally, it this particular type also oriented choice place where potters settled or least longevity some workshops.
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences|Leiden Repository (Leiden University)