Archaeometric Investigations on Archaeological Findings from Palazzo Corsini Alla Lungara (Rome)

This study reports the analytical investigations on clayey and ceramic finds, characterised by high variability in terms of prime materials, with the aim to determine the role of this important ceramic production situated close to the city walls, fortuitously found during service excavations develop...

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Published inCeramics Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 137 - 165
Main Authors de Caro, Tilde, Susanna, Fiammetta, Fraiegari, Paola, Sebastiani, Renato, Romoli, Veronica, Bruno, Simone, Macchia, Andrea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2024
Subjects
1st century
Antiquities
Archaeology
Canals
Carbon
Ceramic materials
ceramic production
Ceramics
Composition
Differential thermal analysis
Environmental aspects
Excavations (Archaeology)
History
Investigations
Italy
Optical microscopy
Palazzo Corsini
Production methods
Roman technology
Spectrum analysis
Testing
Italy
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Summary:This study reports the analytical investigations on clayey and ceramic finds, characterised by high variability in terms of prime materials, with the aim to determine the role of this important ceramic production situated close to the city walls, fortuitously found during service excavations developed in the garden of Palazzo Corsini in Rome. The complexity of the finds led to the choices of appropriate methodologies and techniques suitable for defining the diagnostic elements of each find. Optical microscopy (OM) combined with micro-Raman (µ-Raman) spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), and differential thermal analysis (DTA) were used to analyse the nature and microstructure of the ceramic and burned clay that were found. In such a complicated setting, the objective of conducting chemical analyses is to provide clues to describe the various kinds of ceramics produced, the production and processing methods, and, as a result, the typology of the workshop.
ISSN:2571-6131
2571-6131
DOI:10.3390/ceramics7010010