Ceramic vessel CC9. Oppidum Cerro de las Cabezas

Ceramic vessel from the room 2 (centre-west) (area U2, sector F) of the manufacturing building of the Iberian oppidum Cerro de las Cabezas (Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, España). Oxidising atmosphere. Decoration with orange slip. The orange colour is manufactured using hematite (Fe2O3).

Condition: New product

Dimensions

Ancho : 5 Centimeters

Alto : 5.5 Milimeters

Materials

pottery

Temporal

Period name : Iberians, Iberian

Date : Late 3rd ct. BC

Spatial

Location : Oppidum Cerro de las Cabezas

Geopolitical area : Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, Spain

Spatial reference system : WGS84

Copyrights

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References

Article - Tuñón, J.A., Sánchez, A., Parras, D.J., Vandenabeele, P. and Montejo, M. (2016): “Micro-Raman spectroscopy on Iberian archaeological material”. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 47: 1514-1521.

Article - Esteban, G. (2000): “Una característica producción cerámica pintada del Período Ibérico pleno en el sur de la Meseta”. Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 26: 69-84.

Digital Resources

Photo ceramic vessel CC9. Oppidum Cerro de las Cabezas.

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Aerial photo of the oppidum Cerro de las Cabezas

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Raman spectrum of the orange decoration. Vessel CC9.

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Photo room 2 (sectors E and F). Oppidum Cerro de las cabezas

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Activities

Archaeometric analysis

Physical-chemical analysis

Ceramic. Analysis of decoration

Raman Microscopy

Mineral analysis of the orange decoration

Non destructive. Surface cleaning. Sample pretreatment is not required. Direct measurement.

Micro-Raman Spectroscopy (MRS)

Renishaw ‘in via’ Reflex Spectrometer coupled with a confocal Leica DM LM microscope (CICT, University of Jaén), equipped with a diode laser (785 nm, 300 mW), and a Peltier-cooled CCD detector, calibrated to the 520.5 cm-1 line of silicon.