In this master's thesis, the geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of archaeological pottery fragments excavated in 2005 at the Knedlov vrt in Kranj (Tomšičeva ulica 38) were determined. A total of 12 samples of pottery, most of which date from the Late Antiquity, some from the Middle and Modern Ages, were first studied and described macroscopically, then examined at the microscopic level and later mineralogically and geochemically. Based on the grain size, the samples were divided into two main groups, namely fine-grained and coarse-grained ceramics. Fine-grained ceramics is characterized by a predominance of quartz, the absence of calcite and a high mica content. In the group of coarse-grained ceramics, the presence of calcite can be detected, which was mostly added as a temper. It is also characterized by the presence of mica and, in most cases, hematite nodules and lithic grains. As many as a third of the samples belong to the subgroup of coarse ceramics. The chemical composition of individual fragments of pottery varies considerably and testifies to different source material. Due to trade routes that were established in the periods of antiquity and the Middle Ages and the New Age, the excavated fragments also include parts of pottery that were brought to Slovenian territory from elsewhere.
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