Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
Volume/Issue:
Volume 42: Issue 1
The firing temperature of a persian-period pottery kiln at Tel Michal, Israel, estimated from the composition of its pottery
Author:
S. Shoval

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Pages:
175–185
Online Publication Date:
09 Jan 2007
Publication Date:
01 Jul 1994
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02546999
Keywords:
firing temperature; IR spectroscopy; pottery kiln; re-formed calcite
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Abstract  

The firing temperature of a Persian-period kiln excavated at Tel Michal (Makmish), on the Mediterranean coast north of Tel Aviv, Israel, is estimated from the composition of its pottery, using X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy methods. The kiln was built with two chambers: an upper one where the vessels were fired and a lower one for the burning. Storage jars that had been fired and remained inside the kiln are composed of lime tempers and quartz sand in a fired clay matrix that contains amorphous material and the high-temperature Ca-silicates gehlenite and anorthite. The tempers are composed of re-formed calcite. Thermal simulation indicates that the composition is compatible with a heating temperature of 800–900°C, which represents the firing temperature in the upper chamber of the kiln.

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1388-6150
Online ISSN:
1572-8943

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Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
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