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Mössbauer Study of a Celtic Pottery-Making Kiln in Lower Bavaria


R. Gebhard
Archäologische Staatssammlung, 80535 München, Germany


E. Guggenbichler, W. Häusler, F. E. Wagner, U. Wagner
Physik-Department E15, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany


J. Riederer
Rathgen-Forschungslabor, Schloß-Str. 1a, 14059 Berlin, Germany


K. Schmotz
Kreisarchäologie Deggendorf, 94315 Deggendorf, Germany


Abstract
In 1995 a well preserved 3rd century BC Celtic kiln for pottery making was excavated at Schmiedorf in Lower Bavaria. The firing chamber and the flue plate of the kiln were preserved, whereas the dome was not found. We report on a study of material from this kiln by neutron activation analysis, thin-section microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy, all performed with the aim to learn more about pottery-making procedures in Celtic times.


Keywords
Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, thin-section microscopy, Celtic pottery-making kiln


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