marble provenance (Other Keyword)
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Open Journal of Archaeometry A Florida Archaeological Survey Archaeometry Project in association with laboratory studies at The Institute of Structure of Matter of the Italian National Research Council, Rome, Italy and the University of Georgia, Department of Geology, Athens, Georgia, United States The provenance of marbles used for making sarcophagi during the Roman period is an important question and scientific analysis can provide a strong confirmation and basis for future studies...
The Sepulchral Symbolism and Workshop Comparison of the Raptus of the Sabines Sarcophagus and the Metilia Acte Sarcophagus (2013)
International Journal of Archaeology Fred A. White, The Sepulchral Symbolism and Workshop Comparison of the Raptus of the Sabines Sarcophagus and the Metilia Acte Sarcophagus, International Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 3, No. 1, 2015, pp. 1-7. doi: 10.11648/j.ija.20150301.11 The sarcophagus illustrating the story of the Sabine Women is believed to have been obtained in Rome between 1900 and 1904 by Alfred Emerson, Professor and Chair of Classical Archaeology at Cornell University and the...
Sourcing Building Stones in the Ancient Mediterranean: A Review of 25 Years of Provenance Research at the Wiener Laboratory (2018)
From its very inception, the Wiener Laboratory at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens has fostered and supported the integration of geological techniques and methodologies into archaeological research programs in the eastern Mediterranean Basin. One such area of focus includes provenance studies of rocks used in architectural and sculptural programs spanning from the prehistoric to Late Antiquity. By tracing the source quarries of ancient artifacts and features, archaeologists...