Archaeometric analysis of Asturian pottery in XVI-XVII centuries

Abstract

We offer in this paper the results of the first archaeometric analysis performed on pottery productions elaborate in Asturias (Spain) between the early sixteenth century and the mid-seventeenth century. 10 samples were selected from the most representative types of Asturian potteries from this period. The samples were analyzed using different characterization techniques: X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), for elementary quantification of the components of the different samples and Glow Discharge Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (GD-ToFMS) to meet qualitatively of minor elements present. The supplied data will allow us to characterize and learn about productions that were made in Asturias in the late Middle Ages from a physical-chemical view.