Characterisation of dorylaion (Turkey) pottery sherds from Hittite period

Abstract

In this study, representative samples were taken from eleven pottery sherds of Hittite period recovered during the archaeological excavations of different years in the ancient city Dorylaion, which is nowadays called as Sarhoyuk (Eskisehir/Turkey). The similarities and differences of the samples were evaluated from the microstructural and microchemical characterisation point of view using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. Energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) attached to SEM was also employed for qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis. The morphological and compositional features of each item were then compared; conclusions were drawn.