The Red Slip Ware from Motya (Sicily, Italy): A multi-analytical approach for determining the production technology and the nature of the raw materials

Fabrizi, Lucilla; Nigro, Lorenzo; Spagnoli, Federica; Ballirano, Paolo; Vito, Caterina De

doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.09.136

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“…The occurrence of barite in salt‐rich pores of the iron artifact suggests an authigenic formation of such mineral during the late stage of burial conditions, matching with the composition of Sicilian soil. [ 65 ] The X‐ray maps of iron, oxygen, calcium, and silicon of the sample MM.81.105/2 (Figure S1) highlighted a complete oxidized sample. In the external layers, numerous cracks and strips containing calcium are observed.…”

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“…In addition, the sample contains soil inclusions as zircon and Ti oxides (Figure 4b,c), which have also been reported in ceramics from Motya. [65,74] Another fragment of sample MM.68.162/15 is composed of magnetite, goethite, and lepidocrocite (Figure 5a). The presence of needle-like lepidocrocite (Figure 5b,c) is related to the presence of cracks which permits the migration of oxygen involving the formation of corrosion layer.…”

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Micro‐Raman spectroscopy and complementary techniques for the study of iron weapons from Motya and Lilybaeum (Sicily, Italy): Corrosion patterns in lagoon‐like and calcarenitic hypogea environments

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Vaccaro

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J Raman Spectroscopy

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Micro‐Raman spectroscopy (μ‐RS) has been used to characterize mineralogical phases of corroded iron materials, buried in lagoon‐like and calcarenitic hypogea environments. A set of samples from the Phoenician site of Motya (8th–6th centuries BC, Sicily) and from the Punic Necropolis of Lilybaeum (4th century BC, Sicily) were analyzed combining μ‐RS with scanning electron microscopy‐energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (SEM‐EDS) and high‐resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy (HR‐FESEM). Micro‐Raman results revealed the presence of magnetite, goethite, lepidocrocite, and hematite as the main corrosion products and soil minerals as quartz, calcite, barite, actinolite, microcline, zircon, and Ti‐oxides. SEM and HR‐FESEM allowed exploring micro‐ and sub‐micrometer structures of iron oxy‐hydroxides though sections from rim to core. The different corrosion models suggest polymorphic inter‐conversions among iron oxy‐hydroxides and dissolution‐re‐precipitation reactions. In addition, the occurrence of magnetite and metal core that survived in armors buried in the hypogea site of Lilybaeum indicates more stable environmental conditions than those of Motya.

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Micro‐Raman spectroscopy and complementary techniques for the study of iron weapons from Motya and Lilybaeum (Sicily, Italy): Corrosion patterns in lagoon‐like and calcarenitic hypogea environments

Bernabale

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Vaccaro

et al. 2021

J Raman Spectroscopy

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“…The "Missione Archeologica a Mozia" of Sapienza University has been responsible for excavations on the island since 1964, under the leadership of Prof. Lorenzo Nigro starting from 2002. Excavations at Motya are characterized by a high degree of multidisciplinarity, including studies in the field of archaeozoology (Alhaique, 2012), petrography (Fabrizi et al, 2020) and metallurgical techniques (Bernabale et al, 2019). However, the only (preliminary) archaeobotanical analyses concerned cores from the submerged street connecting the islet to the mainland (Terranova et al, 2009).…”

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Sacred and secular aspects of Phoenicians' life at Motya (Sicily, Italy) inferred by multidisciplinary archaeobotanical analyses

Moricca¹

2021

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The present study focuses on archaeobotanical analyses performed at the Phoenicians site of Motya, a small island (ca. 45 ha) located in the Stagnone di Marsala, in western Sicily.The study of macro-remains focused on two closed contexts: a votive favissa by the sacred area of "Cappiddazzu", and a disposal pit in Area D, both dating between the 8 th and the 6 th century BC. In the latter context, palynological analyses were also performed. The study allows to reconstruct sacred and secular aspects of humanenvironment interactions of Phoenicians at Motya, also providing information regarding past environment. Concerning the ritual sphere, ceremonial meals likely accompanied animal sacrifices. Food and flower offerings are also attested. Interesting is the finding of officinal plants and plants toxic to livestock. From the secular perspective, information was gathered on human diet, crop processing, import products and land exploitation. Finally, a combination of palynology and anthracology has allowed to describe the environment and highlight changes that occurred with time.

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Discrimination and Provenances of Phoenician Red Slip Ware Using both the Solid State Electrochemistry and Petrographic Analyses

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Solid state electrochemistry based on the voltammetry of immobilized microparticles (VIMP) methodology is applied to a series of 80 Phoenician Red Slip samples from the archaeological sites of Motya (Sicily, Italy), Mogador (Morocco), Ramat‐Rahel (Israel), Sulky (Sardinia, Italy), Tas Silg (Malta), Pantelleria (Italy), and Cádiz (Spain), dated from the 8th to the 6th century BC. Upon attachment of sub‐microsamples to graphite electrodes in contact with aqueous H2SO4 electrolyte, voltammetric features due to the reduction of Fe(III) minerals and the oxidation of Fe(II) ones, complemented with electrocatalytic effects on oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions, provide characteristic electrochemical fingerprints for pottery samples. A consistent sample grouping discriminating between different potteries from different archaelogical sites, is obtained, all results being consistent with morphological, compositional and mineralogical data. Petrographic analysis supports the grouping, defining the manufacture and firing procedure for the different archaeological context.

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The Red Slip Ware from Motya (Sicily, Italy): A multi-analytical approach for determining the production technology and the nature of the raw materials

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Micro‐Raman spectroscopy and complementary techniques for the study of iron weapons from Motya and Lilybaeum (Sicily, Italy): Corrosion patterns in lagoon‐like and calcarenitic hypogea environments

Micro‐Raman spectroscopy and complementary techniques for the study of iron weapons from Motya and Lilybaeum (Sicily, Italy): Corrosion patterns in lagoon‐like and calcarenitic hypogea environments

Sacred and secular aspects of Phoenicians' life at Motya (Sicily, Italy) inferred by multidisciplinary archaeobotanical analyses

Discrimination and Provenances of Phoenician Red Slip Ware Using both the Solid State Electrochemistry and Petrographic Analyses

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