Compositional Analyses of Mortars from the Late Antique Site of Son Peretó (Mallorca,Balearic Islands,Spain): Archaeological Implications |
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| Authors: | D. Miriello A. Bloise G. M. Crisci M. Á. Cau Ontiveros A. Pecci M. Riera Rullan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, , Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 87036 Calabria, Italy;2. Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avan?ats (ICREA)/director of ERAAUB, Universitat de Barcelona/Scientific director of the archaeological excavations of Son Peretó, Facultat de Geografia i Història, Departament de Prehistòria, , 08001 Barcelona, Spain;3. Equip de Recerca Arqueològica i Arqueomètrica, Universitat de Barcelona (ERAAUB), Facultat de Geografia i Història, Departament de Prehistòria, , 08001 Barcelona, Spain;4. Archaeologist, Technical director of the archaeological excavations of Son Peretó, , 07009 Palma Illes Balears, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The paper presents the mineralogical, petrographic and chemical analyses of mortars from an Early Christian complex found in Mallorca (Balearic Islands) and dated to between the fifth and the eighth centuries ad . We characterized several mortars found at the site, in order to gather information on the raw materials used, as well as on the technology of production, and similarities among the samples. The analyses were aimed at solving specific archaeological questions regarding the building phases of the site and, in particular, the synchronic or diachronic presence of two baptismal basins in the same Christian complex. |
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| Keywords: | Binder Mortars SEM– EDS OM XRPD XRF Late Antiquity |
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