id
	10214
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/10214
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Architectural and sculptural decoration of Roman central Adriatic Italy: an archaeological and archaeometric approach to region-wide marble trade
Creator
	Taelman, Devi
	van Limbergen, Dimitri
	Antonelli, Fabrizio
Date
	2021
Language
	eng
Rights
	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Abstract
	During the Late Republic and Early Empire, central Adriatic Italy was one of the most urbanised regions in the Roman world and most cities were extensively equipped with monumental buildings, often lavishly decorated with imported marbles and sculptures. This contribution presents the results of an archaeological and archaeometric study of the architectural and sculptural marbles used in this central Adriatic area. The determination of the geographical origin of white and polychrome marbles was carried out through macroscopic examination and laboratory investigations (optical petrography, X-ray diffraction, oxygen and carbon stable isotopes). The analyses revealed the presence of a wide range of lithotypes from Italy, Greece (mainland and Aegean islands), Asia Minor, North Africa and Egypt, including varieties of white marble from Carrara, Proconnesos, Pentelikon, Thasos, Paros and Dokimeion.
Is Part Of
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/2002
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.19282/ac.32.2.2021.23
Issue
	2
Pages
	249-260
Uri
	https://www.archcalc.cnr.it/journal/articles/1178
Volume
	32
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/SRJM7EXK/item-list

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