Espejón limestone and conglomerate (Soria, Spain): Archaeometry characterisation, quarrying and use in Roman times

We present the first results of an on-going research project on a decorative stone that might have been one of the main ornamental stones in Roman Spain’s inland, the limestone and conglomerate from Espejón. Within the framework of exploitation and uses of other Hispano-Roman stone resources, these...

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Autores: García Entero, Virginia, Gutiérrez Garcia-Moreno, Anna, Vidal Álvarez, Sergio, Peréx Agorreta, María Jesús, Zarco Martínez, Eva
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2072/374185
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/2072/374185
https://doi.org/10.31534/XI.asmosia.2015/03.06
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Arqueometria -- Espejón (Sòria)
Espejón (Sòria) -- Arqueologia
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Sumario:We present the first results of an on-going research project on a decorative stone that might have been one of the main ornamental stones in Roman Spain’s inland, the limestone and conglomerate from Espejón. Within the framework of exploitation and uses of other Hispano-Roman stone resources, these results will add significant data to the whole picture of non-foreign marmora exploitation and use in Hispania. So far, the archaeological materials of several sites have been inspected, a survey to locate quarrying evidence has been undertaken and a multimethod analytical protocol has been initiated. Thus, we have established the basis for an archaeometric reference corpus, which will be henceforth enlarged and used as tool for comparison with archaeological items in order to determine the extent of this limestone and multi-coloured conglomerate’s distribution and use.