Archaeometric investigations on ancient funerary stone elements from the National Archaeological Museum of Adria (Rovigo, Italy) |
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| Simone Dilaria, Luigi Germinario, Chiara Girotto, Claudio Mazzoli, Caterina Previato, Giovanna Falezza, Alberta Facchi, Jacopo Bonetto |
- Abstract:
- In this paper, we analysed 22 stone samples from Roman and Pre-Roman funerary artefacts found in the ancient Atria, which are currently preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Adria. The analysis was conducted by Polarized Light Optical Microscopy (PLM) and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). Atria is situated in the deltaic plain of the Po River, far away from the rock formations historically exploited in the Veneto region of northern Italy. The objective of the research was to determinate the provenance of the stones to understand the trade networks that Atria relied on for obtaining stone materials and the quarries they exploited in antiquity. The results revealed the widespread presence of rock types sourced from the central-western part of Veneto. Among these, trachytes from the Euganean Hills were predominantly utilised, while the soft calcarenite known as Pietra Tenera di Vicenza from the Berici Hills and Scaglia Rossa limestone were used to lesser extent. Furthermore, the use of rhyolites for the construction of a Pre-Roman stele provides new insights into the stone resources quarried from the Euganean Hills prior the Roman era.
- Download:
- IMEKO-MetroArchaeo-2023-137.pdf
- DOI:
- 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.137
- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 MetroArchaeo 2023
- Title:
IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Place:
- Rome, ITALY
- Time:
- 19 October 2023 - 21 October 2023