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Title:
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Discriminating criteria of Pyrenean Arties marble (Aran Valley, Catalonia) from Saint-Béat marbles: Evidence of Roman use
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Author:
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Royo Plumed, Hernando; Lapuente Mercadal, Pilar; Ros, E.; Preite Martinez, Maria; Cuchi Oterino, J. A.
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Abstract:
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The “Val d’Aran” is a valley situated on the Atlantic sideof the Pyrenees. Located in the northwest corner of Cat-alonia, has easy connection with France by the course ofthe Garonne River, which forms the main communica-tion route, flows over land Aquitaine and empties intothe Atlantic Ocean near Bordeaux. Under Roman con-trol, the Aran Valley was part of the Novempopulaniaprovince.Five of the most significant archaeological artefactsfound in the Valley have been analyzed to investigatethe provenance of the marble used for their manufac-ture. These archaeological pieces dated from 2ndto 5thcentury AD, are currently deposited in the “Musèu deraVal d’Aran”. A combination of techniques with OpticalMicroscopy, Cathodoluminescence (CL) and Isotope-Ratio Mass Spectrometry was applied to know theirmarble source.To carry out the comparative study with quarry mar-bles, local outcrops were examined and sampled. Mar-bles from the quarry of Arties were specially taken intoaccount since, at least from the medieval times, wereused with building purposes. The nearby Roman quar-ries of Saint-Béat have also been taken into considera-tion. The analytical results after applying the samemethodology to both marble samples, artefacts andquarries, allow differentiating the two marble sources,Arties and Saint-Béa |
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Publication date:
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2015 |
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Subject (UDC):
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90 - Arqueologia. Prehistòria |
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Subject(s):
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Marbre -- Vall d'Aran (Catalunya)
Arqueometria -- Vall d'Aran (Catalunya) |
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Rights:
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© Copyright 2015 «L’ERMA» di BRETSCHNEIDER |
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Pages:
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10 p. |
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Document type:
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Book Part |
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ISBN:
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9788891307682
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Published by:
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L'ERMA di Bretschneider
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Pensabene, P.; Gasparini, E. (eds.), Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone. ASMOSIA X. Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference of ASMOSIA Association for the Study of Marble & Other Stones in Antiquity (Roma (Itàlia), del 21 al 26 de maig de 2012), L'ERMA di Bretschneider, Roma (Itàlia), p. 671-680.
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