Provenance Study of Marble Artefacts From the Roman Burial Area of Faschendorf (Carinthia, Austria)*

Unterwurzacher, Michael; Polleres, J.; Mirwald, Peter W.

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2005.00201.x

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“…Cabral et al 1992;Jongste et al 1992;Oddone et al 1999;Green et al 2002). Geochemical analysis of the stable C and O isotopes, in combination with both the major as well as trace elements, allowed for the fingerprinting of some marble artefacts from both Germany (Siegesmund et al 2010) and Austria (Unterwurzacher et al 2005). Recent approaches, including, e.g.…”

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Comparison of quantitative petrographic, stable isotope and cathodoluminescence data for fingerprinting Czech marbles

2011

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Various marbles from both historic quarries and historical artefacts of the Czech Republic were examined in order to make determinations of their provenance. The methodology used was based upon a combination of petrographic image analysis (PIA) of thin sections, stable isotope geochemistry of carbonates, and cathodoluminescence. Multivariate statistical methods (i.e. cluster analysis and discriminant analysis) confirmed the geoscientific relevance of the marble's different characteristics with a high degree of consistency as well as the enhanced significance of stable C and O isotopes in correlation with the petrographic data. The qualitative cathodoluminescence data provided a useful additional tool to help recognise the fingerprinting of marbles with similar petrographic and/or geochemical characteristics.

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Comparison of quantitative petrographic, stable isotope and cathodoluminescence data for fingerprinting Czech marbles

2011

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“…These big differences in MGS are probably due to the very complex metamorphic history of this area (Hinterlechner‐Ravnik 1971; Hinterlechner‐Ravnik and Moine 1977), with at least two stages of metamorphism along with the process of retrograde metamorphism. The marbles from neighbouring Austria (Müller and Schwaighofer 1999; Unterwurzacher et al. 2005) also have very heterogeneous carbonate grain sizes.…”

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“… An isotopic diagram showing the Slovenian Pohorje region (Slov‐Poh) and the Austrian Gummern (Aus‐Gu) region vis‐à‐vis the best known quarries in antiquity, such as Paros (Pa‐1,2(3),4), Naxos (N), Penteli (Pe), Aphrodisias (Aph), Dokimion (D), Thasos (T‐1, 2, 3), Proconesos (Pr‐1, 2) and Carrara (Ca) ( Gorgoni et al. 2002 ; Unterwurzacher et al. 2005 ).…”

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Scientific Characterization of the Pohorje Marbles, Slovenia

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As a former part of the great Roman Empire, Slovenia has many archaeological sites featuring buildings and objects entirely or partly constructed from marble whose provenance is doubtful. In Slovenia, the most probable source of such marble is the Pohorje Mountains. For the purpose of supporting further provenance studies, these marbles are fully scientifically characterized. The techniques used are petrographic and geochemical analysis, stable isotope ratio analysis and EPR spectroscopy. The results show that the Pohorje marbles are highly heterogeneous in both their isotopic and geochemical parameters as well as grain sizes. The parameters of the different Pohorje marble outcrops are compared between themselves and with the parameters of known ancient quarries in the Mediterranean and Austria. The use of a multi-technique approach with combined parameters allows the best possible discrimination.a rcm_476 177..190

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“…Other techniques employed for marble characterization are cathodoluminescence [6,7], trace and rare earth element contents [8][9][10], electron paramagnetic/spin resonance [11], and 87 Sr/ 86 Sr isotopic ratios [12][13][14]. Chemical analyses were also attempted as a criterion for ascribing a marble to a specific source, and a large number of papers (see e.g., [15]) on this topic have been published 2 International Journal of Mineralogy following the first work by [16].…”

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A New Approach for Provenance Studies of Archaeological Finds: Inferences from Trace Elements in Carbonate Minerals of Alpine White Marbles by a Bench-to-Top μ-XRF Spectrometer

Vaggelli¹,

Serra

Cossio

et al. 2014

International Journal of Mineralogy

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The metamorphic rocks outcropping in the Western Alps are characterised by a great variety of white marbles which have been used since the antiquity. This variety mostly includes nine historical Piedmont white marbles (Ornavasso, Candoglia, Crevola, Pont Canavese, Foresto, Chianocco, Prali, Brossasco, and Garessio marbles) coming from well-known quarry sites and belonging to different metamorphic geological units of the Western Alps. The petrographical, minerochemical, and C-O isotopic data of these white marbles have been integrated with CaO and trace element (Fe, Mn, and Sr) concentration determined on single crystals of carbonate minerals (i.e., calcite and/or dolomite) by means of a bench-to-top -XRF spectrometer. Principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis were performed on a data set of 178 observations containing CaO, Fe, Mn, and Sr concentration as well as the maximum grain size (MGS), 18 O and 13 C. The use of only five selected variables (CaO, Fe, Mn, Sr, and 18 O) has provided the correct allocation of each individual observation to its relevant class. Therefore, this approach based mostly on a noninvasive -XRF determination will be useful to define the provenance of unknown marbles of alpine origin used in antiquity for cultural heritage. Dedicated to the memory of Margherita Serra, unforgettable Ph.D. Student and friend who early left an indelible sign behind her

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Provenance Study of Marble Artefacts From the Roman Burial Area of Faschendorf (Carinthia, Austria)*

Cited by 18 publications

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Comparison of quantitative petrographic, stable isotope and cathodoluminescence data for fingerprinting Czech marbles

Comparison of quantitative petrographic, stable isotope and cathodoluminescence data for fingerprinting Czech marbles

Scientific Characterization of the Pohorje Marbles, Slovenia

A New Approach for Provenance Studies of Archaeological Finds: Inferences from Trace Elements in Carbonate Minerals of Alpine White Marbles by a Bench-to-Top μ-XRF Spectrometer

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