ArPA-LIRA – Pàgina 55

4/02/2016

Imported marbles found in three Roman cities of the territory of “Cinco Villas” (Zaragoza), north of Hispania Citerior

The archaeological remains of three Roman cities placed in the most northern part of the Hispania Citerior province, in the demarcation of the ancient Augustan colony of Caesar Augusta, are currently under a multidisciplinary study. Located along the road that once connected the Ebro valley with the Pyrenees, they include Los Bañales (Uncastillo) and the […]

4/02/2016

Local stones and marbles found in the territory of “Alto Aragón” (Hispania), in Roman times

The territory of “Alto Aragon” closely matches the current province of Huesca in the northeast of Spain. Its geographic location between the Pyrenean range and the Ebro basin, offers a wide variety of stone as raw materials. After the area came under Roman rule, around 200 BC, several Roman cities and villas were established in […]

4/02/2016

Stone materials in Lusitania reflecting the process of romanization

The Roman province of Lusitania was the last mainland of the Iberian Peninsula in the process of Romanization. The use of marble in this territory, from the Augustan times until the gradual fall of the Roman Empire, is evaluated as one of the cultural and economic phenomena developed by Rome. Throughout over four centuries of […]

4/02/2016

Marmora and other stones in the architectural decoration of early imperial Barcino (Barcelona, Spain)

4/02/2016

Métodos analíticos en el estudio del mármol estatuario. ¿Es local o importado?

This contribution aims to expose a number of considerations regarding the reliability of the analytical results in the determination of the quarry of origin of white marbles which are part of different Roman decorative programs. The experience gained after the analytical study of countless Hispanic archaeological pieces, leads us to propose a methodology to develop […]

4/02/2016

Petrography, geochemistry, and cathodoluminescence of ancient white marble from quarries in the southern Phrygia and northern Caria regions of Turkey: Considerations of provenance discrimination

Marble quarries exploited in antiquity of the Denizli and Karacasu Basins (Turkey) were characterized by their petrography, carbon and oxygen isotopes, and cathodoluminescence. This study is an useful contribution for provenance studies of archaeological artifacts composed of unknown marble. Marble quarries from Hierapolis, Laodikeia, and Aphrodisias territories were considered; they constitute a homogeneous group of […]

4/02/2016

El mármol de O Incio: proyecto de caracterización, estudio de la explotación y uso de un marmor local en la Galicia romana

In the context of Roman Galicia studies, there is a significant void in the characterization of the marmora used and hence, the tradem the craft industry, the economy and the society that produced and consumed them. Aware of this reality, we tackle the reviewing of such materials to establish what stones (marble or other ornamental […]

4/02/2016

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Imported marbles found in three Roman cities of the territory of “Cinco Villas” (Zaragoza), north of Hispania Citerior

Local stones and marbles found in the territory of “Alto Aragón” (Hispania), in Roman times

Stone materials in Lusitania reflecting the process of romanization

Marmora and other stones in the architectural decoration of early imperial Barcino (Barcelona, Spain)

Métodos analíticos en el estudio del mármol estatuario. ¿Es local o importado?

Petrography, geochemistry, and cathodoluminescence of ancient white marble from quarries in the southern Phrygia and northern Caria regions of Turkey: Considerations of provenance discrimination

El mármol de O Incio: proyecto de caracterización, estudio de la explotación y uso de un marmor local en la Galicia romana

Comercio de vino tarraconense en Menorca. Nuevas aportaciones de la epigrafía anfórica

Aqua Augusta a Tarraco?

La officina lapidaria tarraconense en época augustea: actualización del corpus y primeras consideraciones

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