Las cerámicas pintadas con bicromía poscocción de la vertiente Atlántica Ibérica

Abstract

In this paper, we present the results of a series of analyses of a group of handmade wares with bichrome decoration from the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula. The analyses have been conducted after the finding of a new case from a Final Bronze Age hut at Cerro Borreguero (Zalamea de la Serena, Badajoz). This occurrence allowed us to delve into the chronology, geographical dispersion, and interpretation of these wares. The selected fragments were analyzed with the objective of identifying the components of their pastes and polychrome pigments. Analysis of energy dispersive x-ray, scanning electron microscopy (sem) and x-ray diffraction-polycrystal were carried out in order to characterize morphologically, structurally, and compositionally the surface of the ceramics. With the obtained data we have been able to conclude that these ceramics share formal and decorative elements that are characteristic of the Atlantic area of the Northern Meseta and Extremadura during the transition between the Final Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age, where they probably originated.