Study of provenance of the Roman sarcophagus known today as the tomb of King Ramiro II of Aragon

The paper shows the analytictal results obtained from the archaeometric study carried out on a Roman sarcophagus, known today as the tomb of King Ramiro II of Aragon, called “the Monk”. Non-destructive spectrophotometric colour testing, petrography, cathodoluminiscence (CL microfacies and quantitati...

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Autores: Lapuente Mercadal, Pilar, Royo Plumed, Hernando, Preite Martinez, Maria, Blanc, Philippe, Garcés Manau, Garcés Manau, Cuchi Oterino, J. A.
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2009
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:2072/289469
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/2072/289469
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Arqueometria -- Osca (Aragó)
Sarcòfags romans -- Osca (Aragó)
Osca (Aragó) -- Arqueologia romana
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Sumario:The paper shows the analytictal results obtained from the archaeometric study carried out on a Roman sarcophagus, known today as the tomb of King Ramiro II of Aragon, called “the Monk”. Non-destructive spectrophotometric colour testing, petrography, cathodoluminiscence (CL microfacies and quantitative CL) and C-O isotopic techniques were applied in order to investigate its marble provenance. The characterization is based on available data of the most important ancient quarries around the Mediterranean Sea and the nearest French Pyrenean districts. The results prove the use of Proconnesian marble from Marmara Island in Turkey.