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The stone artifacts of the National Archaeological Museum of Adria (Rovigo, Italy): a noteworthy example of heterogeneity
This paper reports on the results of the analyses of 56 stone samples from Roman and pre-Roman artifacts from the ancient town of Atria , currently...
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Is terraced agriculture 'sustainable?': a view from the Middle Utcubamba Valley, Peru
Agricultural terraces have a number of attributes that make them useful for managing erosion, sha** hydrology, and enhancing agricultural...
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The white marbles and polychrome stones of the five-aisled basilica at Gadara (Umm Qais), Jordan: archaeometric characterization for provenance identification
This research sheds light on the use of white marble and polychrome stones in building the five-aisled basilica at Gadara (Umm Qais), north Jordan....
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Multi-analytical study of the medieval wall paintings from the rupestrian church Grotta del Crocifisso at Lentini (eastern Sicily): new evidence of the use of woad (Isatis tinctoria)
This study presents the results of the examination and characterisation of the wall paintings that decorate the rupestrian church named Grotta del...
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The frieze of the Art of War in the Ducal Palace of Urbino: conservation issues, materials, and executive techniques
The frieze of the Art of War was originally positioned along the sides of the facade of the Ducal Palace in Urbino (Marche, Italy), and it is...
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Pigments—the palette of organic colourants in wall paintings
The present contribution deals with the use of organic colourants in wall paintings, polychrome pottery and painted stone artworks, i.e. painted...
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Pigments—Iron-based red, yellow, and brown ochres
Natural Fe-bearing ochres ranging in color from yellow to deep red and brown abound on earth’s crust. Quite often, ochres can be used for pigmenting...
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The “pregnant mummy” from Warsaw reassessed: NOT pregnant. Radiological case study, literature review of ancient feti in Egypt and the pitfalls of archaeological and non-archaeological methods in mummy studies
The case of the first “pregnant ancient Egyptian mummy”, as published by Ejsmond et al. (
2021 ), has raised doubts regarding their conclusions...
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Differential access to metal wealth from colony to capital to collapse at Phoenician and Punic Carthage: non-ferrous alloys and mineral resources from the Bir Massouda site
This article presents the first stratified archaeometric data of the earliest metallurgical assemblage of Maghrebi North Africa from the perspective...
