Painted marks at El Mèdol quarry near Tarragona: observations on the logistics and organisation of a Roman limestone quarry

This paper aims to present a set of painted marks and inscriptions on stone blocks from El Mèdol quarry (Tarragona), the limestone quarry which supplied the stone used to build most of the public edifices, including what is known as the Provincial Forum, in the nearby town of Tarraco, capital of His...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Vinci, María Serena
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositório:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/31835
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/31835
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:5505.01 Arqueología
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Resumo:This paper aims to present a set of painted marks and inscriptions on stone blocks from El Mèdol quarry (Tarragona), the limestone quarry which supplied the stone used to build most of the public edifices, including what is known as the Provincial Forum, in the nearby town of Tarraco, capital of Hispania Citerior. There are 16 marks in red paint and 3 written in charcoal, all linked to the phases of extracting and shaping the stone.