Greek Ceramics: Compositional and Descriptive Data

Creator(s): Matthew Boulanger; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Year: 2014

Summary

This dataset contains compositional (elemental abundance) and descriptive data for a total of 1198 ceramic and clay specimens from Greece, analyzed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). These data were generated by neutron activation analysis (NAA) at LBNL between the late 1960s and early 1990s. Data from the LBNL were transferred to the Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Missouri, where they were digitized for distribution through tDAR. Compositional data for some sherds are drawn from other sources, including publications and personal communications from other researchers. No guarantees are made regarding the accuracy of data provided in digital format by other researchers. See the "Data Source" column to identify which specimens these are. Elemental abundance data could not be located for 231 of these specimens. All descriptive and contextual data are drawn from the Berkeley archives, and may be incomplete.

Cite this Record

Greek Ceramics: Compositional and Descriptive Data. Matthew Boulanger, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 2014 ( tDAR id: 372392) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8RJ4H1C

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Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: Database

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Material VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ware VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fabric VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Exterior Decoration VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Form VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Specific Form VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Piece VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Group VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Era VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Temper VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Notes VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Analytical Notes VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Powder Present in Archives VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Data Source VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Run BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Entry VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Al BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ca DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
V BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Dy DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Mn DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Na BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
K BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sr BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
As DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
U DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Eu DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ba BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sm DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
La DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ti BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Lu DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nd DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Co DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sc DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fe BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ce DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Yb DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cs DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ta DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sb DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cr DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Th DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ni BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Rb BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Tb DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Hf DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Zn DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Affiliation VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Source Person VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Excavator VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Context VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Longitude DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Latitude DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Alternate ID VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
MURR ID VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
LBNL ID VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Information

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Column #1 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #2 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #3 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #4 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #5 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Classical • Geometric • Greek • Helladic • Hellenistic • Neolithic • Roman

Material
Ceramic

Site Name
Achaea • Aegina • Argive Heraeum • Argos • Arne • Asine • Athens • Ayios Stephanos • Berbati • Chora Ano Englianos • Chora-Ano Englianos • Corfu • Corinth • Eutresis • Eutrey • Festos • Gla • Glas • Hagios Stephanos • Iria • Kallithea • Kasteli Chania • Kea • Kenchreai • Knossos • Korakou • Laurion • Mycenae • Neo Nikomedia • Nichoria • Olympia-Kolosakos • Orchemenos • Palaiokastro • Perati • Persisteria • Phaistos • Platanos-Renia • Pylos • Rhodes • Tanagra • Thebes • Tiryns • Zygouries Show More

Site Type
Ancient Communal / Public Structure • Cemetery • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Historic Communal / Public Structure • Settlements • Temple • Tomb • Town / City

Investigation Types
Collections Research

General
Ceramic Analysis • Ceramic Composition • Compositional Analysis • Geochemical Analysis • Geochemistry • Neutron Activation • Neutron Activation Analysis • Source Analysis

Temporal Keywords
Archaic • Bronze Age • Classical • Geometric • Helladic • Hellenistic • Iron Age • Neolithic • Roman

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: -600 to -400 (Archaic)

Calendar Date: -500 to -300 (Classical)

Calendar Date: -3000 to -1600 (Early Helladic)

Calendar Date: -6000 to -4000 (Neolithic)

Calendar Date: -100 to 100 (Early Roman)

Calendar Date: -800 to -700 (Geometric)

Calendar Date: -600 to -500 (Late Corinthian)

Calendar Date: -1580 to -1500 (Late Helladic I)

Calendar Date: -1500 to -1400 (Late Helladic II)

Calendar Date: -1400 to -1300 (Late Helladic III A)

Calendar Date: -1300 to -1200 (Late Helladic III B)

Calendar Date: -1200 to -1050 (Late Helladic III C)

Calendar Date: -1400 to -1300 (Late Minoan III A)

Calendar Date: -1300 to -1200 (Late Minoan III B)

Calendar Date: -1200 to -1100 (Late Minoan III C)

Calendar Date: -1300 to -1200 (Late Mycenaean III B)

Calendar Date: 1970 to 1980 (Modern)

Calendar Date: -100 to 300 (Roman)

Spatial Coverage

min long: 19.6; min lat: 34.597 ; max long: 28.433; max lat: 41.311 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Matthew Boulanger

Contributor(s): Helen Michel; Marie Farnsworth; Robert Brill; Frederick R. Matson; Ake Akerstrom; Jay D. Frierman; Vassos Karageorghis; C. W. Blegen; Lloyd Cotson; Vronwy Hankey; Roger Howell; Robert Scranton; P. M. Warren

Lab Director(s): Isadore Perlman; Frank Asaro

Source Collections

Archaeometry Laboratory, University of Missouri

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
LBNL_Greece_v2.xls 937.50kb Jul 22, 2014 7:35:50 AM Public
  • Translated version LBNL_Greece_v2_translated.xls (1.03mb)
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