Petrographic markers for archaeometric identification of Montjuic sandstone, the flagship stone of Barcelona (NE Spain)

The present study deals with a particular clastic rock from the Montjuïc hill exploited since Roman times in Barcino (present-day Barcelona (NE Spain)). Polarized and cathodoluminescence microscopies have been used to describe the main petrographic features of Montjuïc sandstones. Several characteri...

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Authors: Casas Duocastella, Lluís, Di Febo, Roberta, Parcerisa Duocastella, David|||0000-0001-8071-9936
Format: article
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/327972
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/327972
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min10020154
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Sandstone
Petrology
Archaeometry
Archaeometric provenance study
Petrography
Authigenic cement
Roman period
Sculpture
Mosaics
Temper
Geologia -- Catalunya -- Barcelona
Gres
Petrologia
Arqueometria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia
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spelling Petrographic markers for archaeometric identification of Montjuic sandstone, the flagship stone of Barcelona (NE Spain)Casas Duocastella, LluísDi Febo, RobertaParcerisa Duocastella, David|||0000-0001-8071-9936SandstonePetrologyArchaeometryArchaeometric provenance studyPetrographySandstoneAuthigenic cementRoman periodSculptureMosaicsTemperGeologia -- Catalunya -- BarcelonaGresPetrologiaArqueometriaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::GeologiaThe present study deals with a particular clastic rock from the Montjuïc hill exploited since Roman times in Barcino (present-day Barcelona (NE Spain)). Polarized and cathodoluminescence microscopies have been used to describe the main petrographic features of Montjuïc sandstones. Several characteristic provenance markers have been identified; among them the most specifically restricted to Montjuïc sandstone are the K-feldspar clasts with authigenic overgrowths. A petrographic survey oriented to the detection of such markers has been fruitfully applied to sculptures, architectural elements, mosaics, and pottery. The petrographic approach has demonstrated that some Roman heritage materials had been erroneously assigned to Montjuïc sandstone and the revision of all the pieces macroscopically assigned to this provenance is advised. The use of Montjuïc sandstone in Roman tesserae has been reported for the first time with interesting implications on previously unreported evidence of Roman extraction at the bottom part of the Montjuïc cliff. Finally, Montjuïc crushed sandstone used as pottery temper has been also reported in the productions of a medieval (12–13th century) workshop in Barcelona. This encourages the study of the distribution of pottery with this particular temper.Financial support from project CGL2013-42167-P (Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad) is acknowledged.Peer Reviewed20202020-02-1120202020-07-29journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/327972https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min10020154reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 CGL2013-42167-P ARQUEOMAGNETISMO Y OTRAS TECNICAS ANALITICAS APLICADAS A LA VALORIZACION DEL PATRIMONIO ARQUEOLOGICO E HISTORICOopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3279722026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Petrographic markers for archaeometric identification of Montjuic sandstone, the flagship stone of Barcelona (NE Spain)
title Petrographic markers for archaeometric identification of Montjuic sandstone, the flagship stone of Barcelona (NE Spain)
spellingShingle Petrographic markers for archaeometric identification of Montjuic sandstone, the flagship stone of Barcelona (NE Spain)
Casas Duocastella, Lluís
Sandstone
Petrology
Archaeometry
Archaeometric provenance study
Petrography
Sandstone
Authigenic cement
Roman period
Sculpture
Mosaics
Temper
Geologia -- Catalunya -- Barcelona
Gres
Petrologia
Arqueometria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia
title_short Petrographic markers for archaeometric identification of Montjuic sandstone, the flagship stone of Barcelona (NE Spain)
title_full Petrographic markers for archaeometric identification of Montjuic sandstone, the flagship stone of Barcelona (NE Spain)
title_fullStr Petrographic markers for archaeometric identification of Montjuic sandstone, the flagship stone of Barcelona (NE Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Petrographic markers for archaeometric identification of Montjuic sandstone, the flagship stone of Barcelona (NE Spain)
title_sort Petrographic markers for archaeometric identification of Montjuic sandstone, the flagship stone of Barcelona (NE Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Casas Duocastella, Lluís
Di Febo, Roberta
Parcerisa Duocastella, David|||0000-0001-8071-9936
author Casas Duocastella, Lluís
author_facet Casas Duocastella, Lluís
Di Febo, Roberta
Parcerisa Duocastella, David|||0000-0001-8071-9936
author_role author
author2 Di Febo, Roberta
Parcerisa Duocastella, David|||0000-0001-8071-9936
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sandstone
Petrology
Archaeometry
Archaeometric provenance study
Petrography
Sandstone
Authigenic cement
Roman period
Sculpture
Mosaics
Temper
Geologia -- Catalunya -- Barcelona
Gres
Petrologia
Arqueometria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia
topic Sandstone
Petrology
Archaeometry
Archaeometric provenance study
Petrography
Sandstone
Authigenic cement
Roman period
Sculpture
Mosaics
Temper
Geologia -- Catalunya -- Barcelona
Gres
Petrologia
Arqueometria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia
description The present study deals with a particular clastic rock from the Montjuïc hill exploited since Roman times in Barcino (present-day Barcelona (NE Spain)). Polarized and cathodoluminescence microscopies have been used to describe the main petrographic features of Montjuïc sandstones. Several characteristic provenance markers have been identified; among them the most specifically restricted to Montjuïc sandstone are the K-feldspar clasts with authigenic overgrowths. A petrographic survey oriented to the detection of such markers has been fruitfully applied to sculptures, architectural elements, mosaics, and pottery. The petrographic approach has demonstrated that some Roman heritage materials had been erroneously assigned to Montjuïc sandstone and the revision of all the pieces macroscopically assigned to this provenance is advised. The use of Montjuïc sandstone in Roman tesserae has been reported for the first time with interesting implications on previously unreported evidence of Roman extraction at the bottom part of the Montjuïc cliff. Finally, Montjuïc crushed sandstone used as pottery temper has been also reported in the productions of a medieval (12–13th century) workshop in Barcelona. This encourages the study of the distribution of pottery with this particular temper.
publishDate 2020
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2020-02-11
2020
2020-07-29
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 CGL2013-42167-P ARQUEOMAGNETISMO Y OTRAS TECNICAS ANALITICAS APLICADAS A LA VALORIZACION DEL PATRIMONIO ARQUEOLOGICO E HISTORICO
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