This dataset includes the photomicrographs obtained by Petrographic examination (PE) of Impasto ceramics from the Middle to Final Bronze Age phases recovered at the site of Roca Vecchia (Lecce, italy). These data were collected as part of Roca Archaeological Survey project (RAS) directed by Francesco Iacono of the University of Bologna (Italy) in collaboration with Roberta Mentesana of the ARQUB team of the University of Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain).

Petrographic examination was performed on 30µ-thick thin-sections prepared as standard for ceramic analysis and observed on the petrographic microscope Olympus BX43P and the picture taken with the camera Olympus SC50. The photomicrographs show the section of the pots where the mineral and rock fragments can be identified. Fabrics are described and discussed in: Mentesana R. and Iacono F. 2024. Crafting resilience: persistence and adaptation of the ceramic manufacture at Roca Vecchia from the Middle to the Final Bronze Age phases. Anthropological and Archaeological Science.

The scalebar is located in the bottom-right corner of each photomicrograph. The dataset also includes a file with a description of the charactersitics of each sample.