Archaeometric study of Roman tesserae from Salamanca (Spain). Archaeology and geochemical analysis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 07 Nov 2018 Spain Publisher:University of Hradec KraloveJournal:Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica - Natural Sciences in Archaeology, volume IX, pages 31-42 (issn: 1804-848X, eissn: 2336-1220,

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Authors: Pérez de Dios, Verónica; Soto García, María de los Reyes de; De Soto García, Isabel Sonsoles; García Giménez, Rosario;

doi: 10.24916/iansa.2018.1.3

handle: 10486/684850 , 10261/239203 , 2454/34782

Archaeometric study of Roman tesserae from Salamanca (Spain). Archaeology and geochemical analysis

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In this study an analysis was made of 37 samples of tesserae of different shades and colours from Roman archaeological sites in the province of Salamanca (Spain), where pavements of opus tessellatum have been located. The tesserae were characterized by Mass Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Spectrometry, in order to determine their origin, composition and technique of manufacture. Results could reveal to us the local production of certain tesserae and the existence of a commercial network through the Via de la Plata and its main roads in the Iberian Peninsula

We would also like to thank to the Junta de Castilla y León for the economic support for thearchaeological excavation in Los Villares (Salamanca).

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Spain

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Geo-chemical analysis, Tesserae, Salamanca, Salamanca (Spain), Geología, Geochemical analysis, Roman villa

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