PETROGRAPHY FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE

Introduction:

• The petrographic study applied to cultural heritage.

Lithic materials:

• Mineralogical, compositional and structural features
• Classification of common rocks used in cultural heritage.
• Provenance of the main rocks used in antiquity.

Ceramics:

• Petrographic and mineralogical characteristics of ceramics.
• The microscopic description of ancient pottery and their classification.
• The raw materials.
• The production processes.

Mortars:

• Petrographic and mineralogical characteristics
• Processes for the production of binders and technological evolution.

Notes on the petrographic characteristics of glass and metal

Files and Power Point lecture notes

For not attending students will be provided lecture notes

For further details :

• Cuomo di Caprio N. La ceramica in archeologia, 2: antiche tecniche di lavorazione e moderni metodi di indagine. L'Erma di Bretschneider, 2007.
• Lazzarini L. Pietre e Marmi Antichi. CEDAM, 2004.
• Rice P. Pottery Analysis: A Sourcebook. University of Chicago Press, 2006