Archaeometric data from the Via dei Sepolcri ceramic workshop in Pompeii (Southern Italy)

• DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106706
• Publication Date: 2020-12-30T17:15:06Z
• Authors: Celestino Grifa; Chiara Germinario; Alberto De Bonis; Laetitia Cavassa; Francesco Izzo; Mariano Mercurio; Alessio Langella; Ioanna Kakoulli; Christian Fischer; Diana Barra; Giuseppe Aiello; Gianluca Soricelli; Christopher R. Vy...; Vincenzo Morra
• Keywords: [SHS.ARCHEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory; Via dei Sepolcri; Science (General); [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory; Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; R858-859.7; Thin Walled pottery; 01 natural sciences; Ceramic production Thin Walled pottery Via dei Sepolcri Pompeii Raw materials Campania region; Q1-390; Ceramic production; Campania region; Raw materials; Pompeii; Data Article; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

The present article provides chemical, paleontological and mineralogical data obtained during an archaeometric characterization of 40 samples (33 pottery sherds, 5 clay samples, 1 sand sample and 1 red earth pigment) collected in the Via dei Sepolcri ceramic workshop in Pompeii, Italy. The workshop was still active during the 79 CE eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the archaeometric data obtained in our investigation reveal distinct differences between pottery and geological raw materials belonging to an early 'Phase 1' production (from the beginning of the 1st century CE to the 62 CE earthquake) and a subsequent 'Phase 2' production (from the 62 CE earthquake to the 79 CE eruption). These data inform the discussions and interpretations presented in the article entitled "A pottery workshop in Pompeii unveils new insights on the Roman ceramics crafting tradition and raw materials trade", edited by Grifa et al. [1].