Archaeometric Surveys of the Artifacts from the Archaeological Site of Baro Zavelea, Comacchio (Ferrara, Italy)

This work is part of a project of the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the enhancement of the widespread archaeological heritage of the Po delta area. Excavation activities, carried out in 2015, allowed the sampling of the stratigraphic elements and artifacts of the archa...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2022-11, Vol.12 (22), p.11692
Main Authors: Marrocchino, Elena, Telloli, Chiara, Tessari, Umberto, Cesarano, Mario, Bruni, Marco, Vaccaro, Carmela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Bricks
Building materials
Canals
Carbonates
Clay
Construction
Construction materials
Excavation
Fluorescence
Historic buildings & sites
Investigations
Lighthouses
mortars
petroarchaeometric characterization
sand
Sediments
Stratigraphy
X ray fluorescence analysis
X-ray fluorescence
XRF
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Summary:This work is part of a project of the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the enhancement of the widespread archaeological heritage of the Po delta area. Excavation activities, carried out in 2015, allowed the sampling of the stratigraphic elements and artifacts of the archaeological site of the lighthouse tower of Baro Zavelea, municipality of Comacchio (Ferrara, northeast Italy). In this work, the geochemical characterization of sediments and building materials was conducted using granulometric analyses, X-ray fluorescence analysis, and calcimetry on different types of samples, including sands, clays, mortars, and bricks, with the scope to better characterize all of the different types of sediments collected. This multidisciplinary approach allowed the diagnostic and evaluation of the state of conservation of Baro Zavalea. Granulometric analyses highlighted the fact that depositional environments were of very different natures: fluvial environments and paleo–alveo environments. In addition, XRF analysis allowed the discrimination of different clay samples, some from basins poor in carbonates, while, for the construction of the bricks of the second wall structure, clays rich in carbonate were chosen to add lightness to the structure.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app122211692