Provenace and Technology in the composition of Impasto ahd Figulina wares from Madonna di Ripalta and Coppa Nevigata (Foggia-Italy).

In the Early-Bronze Iron Age sites of Madonna di Ripalta and Coppa Nevigata (northern Apulia) have been found two wares: impasto and figulina with different composition. The difference can be interpreted as due to different zones of production, or to a different manufacturing technology. In order to investigate this problem, minero-petrographical and chemical analyses have been performed on a representative selection of pottery. The major, minor and trace elements content were determined by X-ray fluorescence. Chemical analyses on the matrix were carried out through SEM with EDS semi quantitative analysis. For the production of the figulina different clays were utilised in the two sites: at Madonna di Ripalta a clay rich in quartz, feldspars and mica and at Coppa Nevigata a carbonatic clay. These differences in the raw materials suggest the existence of various centres specialised in the production of this ware. For the impasto at Coppa Nevigata a single clay with different temper types was used; at Madonna di Ripalta different clays were utilised. This different use of raw materials suggests a different organisation of the production in the two sites.