
handle: 11441/93543
In this paper we discuss the exploitation and exchange of variscite at Pico Centeno source. XRF and XRD analyses of the mineral recovered at Pico Centeno mining district during archaeological survey provides a baselinemineral signature for the source and sub-sources, which were then compared to other sources and to 50 green beads from8megalithic tombs fromtwo different regions, in order to test ‘provenance postulate’ and distribution models. Mineral sampled during survey at Pico Centeno mining district turned out to be pure variscite phases, while extremely varied for the studied green beads: variscite, muscovite, talc or chlorite.We found that the concentrations of trace elements don not allow us to establish the origin of the beads, as traditionally claimed, due to the strong natural variability onminor and trace elements of the sources. Instead we found that different proportions of phosphate species, which results in P/Al ratios higher than 1, arose during the genesis of the variscite deposits. Thus, the P/Al atomic ratio should be an indication of provenance as it is established during mineral genesis. This issue has not been addressed in any of the other studied sources where this ratio seems to be ≈1
En este trabajo estudiamos la explotación e intercambio de variscita de Pico Centeno (Encinasola, Huelva). El análisis XRD y XRF del mineral recogido en Pico Centeno durante las prospecciones arqueológicas proporcionan una impronta físico-química para cada una de las sub-fuentes localizadas durante la prospección. Estas improntas serán comparadas con otras fuentes europeas y con 50 cuentas procedentes de 8 tumbas megalíticas de dos regiones diferentes para comprobar modelos de distribución y procedencia. El mineral recuperado durante las prospecciones de Pico Centeno es variscita, mientras que las cuentas resultaron ser deminerales diversos (moscovita, talco, clorita). A la hora de comprobar la procedencia a través de la composición química encontramos que la alta variabilidad natural de los elementos traza (tradicionalmente considerados indicadores del origen) no permiten establecer la procedencia de las cuentas. Contrariamente pensamos que diferentes proporciones de fosfatos resultado de la génesis de la roca y que resultan en un cociente P/Al diferente de 1, podría ser utilizado cómo indicador del origen. Cocientes P/Al mayores de 1 no han sido descritos para ninguna otra fuente en Europa
Variscita, Edad del Cobre, XRD, Provenance, XRF, Variscite, Iberia, Procedencia, Cooper Age
Variscita, Edad del Cobre, XRD, Provenance, XRF, Variscite, Iberia, Procedencia, Cooper Age
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