This website contains an archive of data generated by the archaeometry program at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom between 1970 and 2000. Much of the data was concerns pottery from the Meditterranean, Middle-East, Western Europe, and Northern Africa. The data was provided to the Archaeometry Laboratory at the Missouri University Research Reactor in 2005 by the late Dr. G.W.A. Newton, former director of the archaeometry program at Manchester. It was Dr. Newton's hope that this data would be made freely available to archaeologists and archaeometrists worldwide.
A summary of the work conducted at Manchester appears in volume 49 of Archaeometry, the abstract and citation the following article:
Newton, G.W.A. 2007 INAA of Archaeological Samples at the University of Manchester. Archaeometry 49(2): 289-299.
"INAA at Manchester began almost by chance and amid scepticism with a request for help from the University Department of Archaeology in the early 1970s. Over the years the method of selecting pottery to be sampled was refined from the simple assumption that sherds found at a site were typical of those made there to a greater focus on kiln sites and wasters. An important element in the Manchester's approach was that this was a teaching department: in the quarter-century that the lab practised INAA over 6,000 samples were analysed in a wide range of projects by post-doctoral researchers, Ph.D. students and even final-year undergraduates. Although there were sometimes problems of comprehension on both sides, close collaboration with archaeologists encouraged methodological comparisons, and often INAA was seen as an additional weapon in the archaeologists' arsenal as much as a developing scientific technique. The University's place as the inventor of the computer encouraged the development of statistical programs, which in turn facilitated ready collaboration and exchange of information with other labs such as those at Bonn and Berkeley."
The data available here are drawn from analyses of ceramic artifacts from Austria, Bohemia (Czech Republic), Britain, Crete, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, the Levant, the Mediterranean, Moravia (Czech Republic), North Africa, Spain, Turkey, and several shipwrecks in the Mediterranean.
This page was originally created by Matthew T. Boulanger of the MURR Archaeometry Laboratory, with assistance from Dr. Jonathon Tomlinson and Dr. A.J.N.W. Prag, Robert J. Speakman, and Dr. Michael D. Glascock. Special thanks are extended to Drs. Tomlinson and Prag for their much-needed assistance in compiling and arranging these data.
Country/Region | No. of Sherds | Era | Comment | Analyst | Archaeologist | Publication Info | Download Dataset |
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Austria | 245 | 2 | Bell Beaker | F. Rehman (Ph.D.) | S. Shennan | Rehman 1989 Rehman et al. 1991 |
ac245.per |
Bohemia | 122 | 2 | Bell Beaker | F. Rehman (Ph.D.) | S. Shennan | Rehman 1989 Rehman et al. 1991 Rehman et al. 1992 |
b122.per |
Britain | 345 | 6 | Local Wares | B. J. Colston (Ph.D.) | I. Freestone | Colston 1989 | briasalb.bcc briastlb.bcc |
Britain | 040 | 6 | R. J. Taylor (Ph.D.) | Roman Amphorae | D. Peacock | Taylor 1993 | ukam.dat |
Crete | 080 | 3 | Chania | J. E. Tomlinson (Ph.D.) E. B. Fahy (project) |
E. B. French | Tomlinson 1991 Tomlinson & Robinson in prep. |
chania.dat |
Crete | 042 | 3, 5 | Knossos | J. E. Tomlinson (Ph.D.) E. B. Fahy (project) |
E. B. French | Tomlinson 1991 Tomlinson & Robinson in prep. |
knossos.dat |
Crete | 174 | 3 | Kommos, local and imports | J. E. Tomlinson (Ph.D.) E. B. Fahy (project) |
E. B. French | Tomlinson 1991 Tomlinson & Robinson in prep. |
kommos.dat |
Crete | 008 | 3 | Mallia | J. E. Tomlinson (Ph.D.) E. B. Fahy (project) |
E. B. French | Tomlinson 1991 Tomlinson & Robinson in prep. |
mallia.dat |
Crete | 025 | 2–3 | Palaikastro | J. E. Tomlinson (Ph.D.) E. B. Fahy (project) |
E. B. French | Tomlinson 1991 Tomlinson & Robinson in prep. |
palaikas.dat |
Crete | 093 | 1–3 | Pseira, local and imports | J. E. Tomlinson (Ph.D.) E. B. Fahy (project) |
E. B. French | Tomlinson 1991 Tomlinson & Robinson in prep. |
pseira.dat |
Crete | 069 | 3 | Imports to Kommos | S. M. A. Hoffmann | J. B. Rutter | Tomlinson & Robinson in prep. | kommos80.dat |
Cyprus | 011 | 4 | Black on Red | H. Al-Tawel (Ph.D.) | J. Matthers | Al-Tawel 1979 Matthers et al. 1983 |
lvphbrjm.hat |
Cyprus | 894 | 2–3 | Mainly Local, Mixed Wares | N. D. Bryan (project) S. M. A. Hoffmann |
E. B. French L. Steel |
Bryan et al. 1997 | cyprus.dat cyp888.dat |
Cyprus | 045 | 1–3 | Grey Wares | N. D. Bryan (project) S. M. A. Hoffmann |
E. B. French L. Steel |
Bryan et al. 1997 | greyware.dat |
Egypt | 055 | 3 | Mainly Local Wares | J. Desmond (project) | A. R. David | Desmond et al. 1986 | egxxnard.ird |
Egypt | 320 | 2–8 | Local Wares | O. A. F. Al-Dayel (Ph.D.) | J. Bourriau P. Nicholson |
Al-Dayel 1995 Bourriau 1998 Bourriau et al., 2000 Bourriau 2004 Bourriau et al. 2004 Bourriau et al. 2006 |
omar.dat |
Egypt | 270 | 3 | Canaanite Jars | O. A. F. Al-Dayel (Ph.D.) | J. Bourriau P. Nicholson |
Al-Dayel 1995 Bourriau 1998 Bourriau et al., 2000 Bourriau 2004 Bourriau et al. 2004 Bourriau et al. 2006 |
omar.dat |
Egypt | 356 | 1–5 | Local Wares | A. B. Bellido (Ph.D.) | J. Bourriau P. Nicholson |
Bellido 1989 Bourriau 1998 Bourriau et al., 2000 Bourriau 2004 Bourriau et al. 2004 Bourriau et al. 2006 |
egmcmcjb.abb |
Egypt | 004 | 3 | Aegean Imports | J. E. Tomlinson | E. B. French | French & Tomlinson 2004 | memphis.dat |
Germany | 053 | 2 | Bell Beaker | F. Rehman (Ph.D.) | S. Shennan | Rehman 1989 Rehman et al. 1991 |
bv53.per |
Greece | 066 | 5 | Corinthian Ware | M. O. Oladipo (Ph.D.) | I. Whitbread | Oladipo 1987 | grclmciw.moo |
Greece | 102 | 2–3 | Mixed Fabrics Mycenae Tiryns Berbati Asine |
R. Scourtelli (M.Sc.) | E. B. French | Scourtelli 1983 French 1991 Tomlinson 1995 Tomlinson 1996 Tomlinson forthcoming |
mycenae.dat |
Greece | 119 | 3 | Mycenae stirrup jars | R. Scourtelli (M.Sc.) | E. B. French | Scourtelli 1983 French 1991 Tomlinson 1995 Tomlinson 1996 Tomlinson forthcoming |
mycsj.dat |
Greece | 018 | 3 | Mycenae conical cups | J. E. Tomlinson | E. B. French M. Wiener |
French & Tomlinson 1999 | conical.dat |
Greece | 081 | 3 | Menelaion local fabrics | J. E. Tomlinson | H. W. Catling | Jones & Tomlinson forthcoming | menelaio.dat |
Greece | 003 | 3 | Menelaion barbarian ware | J. A. Scott (project) | H. W. Catling | Scott n.d. ** | apmene.dat |
Greece | 013 | 3 | Gla local wares | J. E. Tomlinson | E. B. French | Tomlinson 1998 Tomlinson 2000 |
gla.dat |
Greece | 057 | 2–3 | Tsoungiza Local and Aegina Wares | A. Mallaburn (project) | J. B. Rutter | tsoungiz.dat | |
Greece | 708 | 4–5 | Mainly Black Glaze Akraiphnion Argos Argive Heraion Asine Athens Berbati Chalkis Corinth Elis Eretria Halieis Mycenae Nemea Olympia Perachora Sparta Tanagra Thebes Tiryns Zygouries |
J. A. Scott (Ph.D.) | A. J. N. W. Prag | Scott 1994 Prag et al., in prep. |
amcor.dat ascam.dat athens.dat bgcam.con bgtrip.com bgware.com bmah.con thebes.con uppsala.con |
Greece | 041 | 6–7 | Megalopolis kiln sample | V. J. Robinson | A. J. N. W. Prag | Prag 1985 Prag 1997 |
meg34001.dat |
Hungary | 017 | 2 | Bell Beaker | F. Rehman (Ph.D.) | S. Shennan | Rehman 1989 Rehman et al. 1991 Rehman et al. 1992 |
h17.per |
Iraq | 072 | 2 | Khabar ware, etc. | G. W. A. Newton | iraq.per | ||
Italy | 054 | 5 | Black Glaze | B. J. Colston (Project) | A. J. N. W. Prag | Prag 1997 | itclbgjp.bcc |
Italy | 040 | 6 | AfricanRed Slip | R. J. Taylor (Ph.D.) | D. Peacock | Taylor 1993 | ssve.dat |
Levant | 146 | 1 | Local Wares | G. W. A. Newton | K. Prag | Matthers et al., 1983 | jordan.dat |
Levant | 047 | 4 | Black on Red | H. Al-Tawel (Ph.D.) | J. Matthers | Al-Tawel 1979 Matthers et al., 1983 |
lvphbrjm.hat |
Levant | 033 | 1–2, 8 | Iktanu pots and clays | S. M. A. Hoffmann | K. Prag | Newton & Prag 1995 | ik185.dat |
Levant | 003 | 3 | Aegean imports | J. E. Tomlinson | E. B. French | French & Tomlinson 2004 Tomlinson 2004 |
eastern.dat |
Levant | 025 | 3 | Sinai samples | E. B. Fahy (project) | French & Tomlinson 2004 Tomlinson 2004 |
sinai.dat | |
Levant | 028 | 3 | Imports to Lachish | J. E. Tomlinson | French & Tomlinson 2004 Tomlinson 2004 |
lachish.dat | |
Levant | 027 | 1–3 | Grey Wares | N. D. Bryan (Project) | E. B. French | Bryan n.d. ** Mommsen & Pavúk 2007 |
greyware.dat |
Levant | 048 | 3 | Canaanite Jars | O. A. F. Al-Dayel (Ph.D.) | J. Bourriau | Al-Dayel 1995 Bourriau 1998 |
omar.dat |
Levant | 030 | 5 | Black Glaze Lachish Iktanu |
D. J. Liddy (M. Sc.) | S. R. Wolff | Liddy 1981 Wolff et al., 1986 |
mdclbgsw.djl |
Mediterranean | 205 | 6–7 | Coarse Ware/Amphorae | J. W. Krywonos (Ph.D.) | J. A. Riley D. Peacock |
Krywonos 1976 Krywonos 1978 Krywonos et al., 1980 Krywonos et al., 1982 |
mdrocwjr.jwk |
Mediterranean | 082 | 5 | Black Glaze | D. J. Liddy (M. Sc.) | S. R. Wolff | Liddy 1981 Wolff et al., 1986 |
mdclbgsw.djl |
Moravia | 107 | 2 | Bell Beaker | F. Rehman (Ph.D.) | S. Shennan | Rehman 1989 Rehman et al. 1991 Rehman et al. 1992 |
m107.per |
North Africa | 552 | 6 | African Red Slip and Roman Amphorae Bir Abbad Carthage El Hri El Mahrine El Maklouba El Mokaida Henchir El Chekaf Leptis Minor Oudna Pheradi Maius Ras Aied Salakta Sidi Marzouk Tounsi Various other Central Tunisian Sites |
R. J. Taylor (Ph.D.) | D. Peacock | Peacock 1970 Al-Tawel 1979 Peacock et al., 1990 Taylor 1993 Taylor & Robinson 1996a Taylor & Robinson 1996b |
birabd.dat carthage.dat elala.dat hrchekaf.dat leptis.dat mahrine1.dat maklouba.dat mokaida.dat oudna.dat pheradi.dat rasaied.dat skviron.dat multiple.dat centunam.dat |
North Africa | 312 | 6 | Roman Amphorae, Various Sites | D. J. Liddy (Ph.D.) | D. Peacock | Liddy 1985 | nafrican.ref |
Spain | 087 | 6 | Amphorae | A. B. Bellido (Project) | D. Peacock | spiaamdp.abb | |
Turkey | 070 | 1–3 | Grey Ware | N. D. Bryan (Project) | E. B. French A. J. N. W. Prag |
Bryan n.d. ** Mommsen & Pavúk 2007 |
greyware.dat |
Shipwrecks | 004 | 3 | Kas, Cape Gelidonya | J. E. Tomlinson | E. B. French | French & Tomlinson 2004 | eastern.dat |
Shipwrecks | 211 | 6 | Plemmirio | R. J. Taylor (Ph.D.) | D. Gibbons | Liddy 1985 Taylor 1993 Taylor et al., 1997 |
nafrican.ref plemmult.dat sicily.dat |
Shipwrecks | 013 | 5 | Black Glaze from Dattilo Wreck | J. A. Scott (Project) | A. J. N. W. Prag | Prag 1997 | datillo.con |
Era Code | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Approx. Date Range | Before 2000 B.C. | 2000–1500 B.C. | 1500–1100 B.C. | 1100–700 B.C. | 700–200 B.C. | 200 B.C.–A.D. 400 | A.D. 400–1600 | A.D. 1600–Present |
General Time Frame | Prehistoric | Middle Bronze Age | Late Brozne Age | Early Iron Age | Late Iron Age | Roman | Islamic/Medieval | Modern |
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