Abstract
The ceramic technology used to construct and fire an image of a human figurine excavated from a 16,000 year old layer at the archaeological site of Maina on the Yenesei River in southern Siberia is reconstructed using x-radiography, x-ray diffraction, optical and scanning electron microscopy with simultaneous energy dispersive x-ray analysis, and electron beam microprobe analysis. Evidence is provided from the archaeological excavation as well as radiocarbon dating. Comparative studies of the clayey soils at the site add contextual and environmental evidence to establish this remarkable technology as having been carried out at the site using a local clay-loan resource.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 421-431 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 712 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Materials Issues in Art and Archeology VI - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Nov 26 2001 → Nov 30 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering