ArPA-LIRA. Arqueologia de les Produccions Artístiques, Literàries i Iconogràfiques i la seva Recepció de l’Antiguitat als nostres dies: Recent submissions
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Starting points for dendroarchaeology in Catalonia
Despite the fact that dendroarchaeology in Catalonia (Spain) has been a field somewhat neglected in comparison to other Mediterranean regions, nowadays there are the conditions for a relatively quick recover ...
Arqueología espacial en el delta del Llobregat: nuevos datos del yacimiento de Fonería
During an archaeological dig undertaken in the deltaic area of the Llobregat River (Barcelona, Spain), it has been possible to document the formation process of the delta, the first human occupation in the Iberian period ...
La muralla romana de Barcelona, una empresa de finals del segle III
En el present article es resumeixen els resultats de recents investigacions sobre la muralla baiximperial de Barcino. En primer lloc, mitjançant l'analisi d'una gran quantitat de material arqueològic procedent d'excavacions ...
Les vies d’accés a les portes Nord-Oest i Sud-Oest de Barcino a través dels testimonis arqueològics
En aquest article presentarem els resultats de noves excavacions en les quals ha estat possible de documentar nous trams de via. Aquests fragments de vies corresponen a les zones immediates fora muralles de 'Barcino' en ...
Preservation of original aragonite structure in esmophylium castellolense (Scleractinia) from the Eocene Igualada Basin (Spain)
Scleractinian corals produce an aragonite skeleton that is usually converted to calcite by diagenetic processes after death. However, examples that have preserved the original aragonite skeleton and its original microstructure ...
Marmora and other stones in the architectural decoration of early imperial Barcino (Barcelona, Spain)
The aim of this paper is to present the results of a research project recently conducted into the architectural decoration of Barcino (modern Barcelona, Spain) during the Early Imperial period. The study includes a review ...
Análisis arqueométrico de elementos numismáticos argénteos en el nordeste peninsular
Edición a título póstumo, del Trabajo de Fin de Máster (TFM) de Rosa María Mercado Guirado. La publicación examina la composición y procedencia de la plata utilizada para acuñar monedas griegas y otros objetos a los ...
A Case of Serial Production? Julio-Claudian “tureen” funerary urns in calcitic alabaster and other coloured stone
The production and consumption of copious quantities of repetitive material culture are recognised features of Roman culture and society. Undeniably, the replication or serial production of artefacts-namely similar items ...
The social value of funerary art. Burial practices and tomb owners in the provinces of the Roman empire
The use of coloured stone tureens is recorded in Rome and Italy from the early Augustan period in tombs of powerful magistrates, members of the imperial family and wealthy freedmen. What is more, as early as the Claudian ...
Estado de conservación y propuesta de restauración de la iglesia de Sant Vicenç (Tossa de Mar, Gerona)
La iglesia de Sant Vicenç está situada en el recinto amurallado de la ciudad vieja de Tossa de Mar (Gerona). El edificio es de estilo gótico y fue edificado el siglo XVI. En la construcción se emplearon dos tipos de ...
Mármoles escultóricos romanos del patrimonio de Aragón. Nuevas aportaciones arqueométricas
En esta contribución se contextualiza el estudio arqueométrico del mármol escultórico romano, particularizando en los hallados en el Patrimonio de Aragón. Se realiza una exposición de las etapas y difcultades que ...
The colours of death: roman cinerary urns in coloured stone
As coloured marbles began to be imported to Rome, from the 1st century BC funerary urns in Egyptian alabaster, purple porphyry and, sometimes, granite, appear in Roman burials. Relatively rarer than the other ash receptacles ...
Discriminating criteria of Pyrenean Arties marble (Aran Valley, Catalonia) from Saint-Béat marbles: Evidence of Roman use
The “Val d’Aran” is a valley situated on the Atlantic sideof the Pyrenees. Located in the northwest corner of Cat-alonia, has easy connection with France by the course ofthe Garonne River, which forms the main communica-tion ...
