Buch, Englisch, Band 4, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 445 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 4, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 445 g
Reihe: Studies in Archaeological Sciences
ISBN: 978-94-6270-007-9
Verlag: LEUVEN UNIV PR
This book presents a reconstruction of the Hellenistic-Roman glass industry from the point of view of raw material procurement. Within the ERC funded ARCHGLASS project, the authors of this work developed new geochemical techniques to provenance primary glass making. They investigated both production and consumer sites of glass, and identified suitable mineral resources for glass making through geological prospecting. Because the source of the raw materials used in the manufacturing of natron glass can be determined, new insights in the trade of this material are revealed. While eastern Mediterranean glass factories were active throughout the Hellenistic to early Islamic period, western Mediterranean and possibly Italian and North African sources also supplied the Mediterranean world with raw glass in early Roman times. By combining archaeological and scientific data, the authors develop new interdisciplinary techniques for an innovative archaeological interpretation of glass trade in the Hellenistic-Roman world, highlighting the development of glass as an economic material.
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Contributors Annelore Blomme (KU Leuven), Sara Boyen (KU Leuven), Dieter Brems (KU Leuven), Florence Cattin (Université de Bourgogne), Mike Carremans (KU Leuven), Veerle Devulder (KU Leuven, UGent), Thomas Fenn (Yale University), Monica Ganio (Northwestern University), Johan Honings (KU Leuven), Rebecca Scott (KU Leuven)
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Chapter 1The archaeology and archaeometry of natron glass makingR.B. Scott, P. Degryse
Chapter 2Western Mediterranean sands for ancient glass makingD. Brems, P. Degryse
Chapter 3The Sr-Nd isotopic fi ngerprint of sand raw materialsD. Brems, M. Ganio, P. Degryse
Chapter 4Trace elements in sand raw materialsD. Brems, P. Degryse
Chapter 5The Sources of NatronV. Devulder, P. Degryse
Chapter 6Primary glass factories around the MediterraneanP. Degryse, M. Ganio, S. Boyen, A. Blomme, B. Scott, D. Brems, M. Carremans, J. Honings, T. Fenn, F. Cattin
Chapter 7ConclusionsP. Degryse Appendix ASampling locations, elemental compositions of the analysed sand samples as determined by ICP-;OES analysis, LOI results, results of the Sr and Nd isotopic analysis and trace element analysis results.
Appendix BCalculated glass compositions after raising the Na2O levels of the sands to 16.63%, the average Na2O content of Roman natron glass (Foster and Jackson, 2009).
Appendix CCalculated glass compositions after raising the CaO levels of the sands containing insuffi cient lime to 7.48%, the average CaO content of Roman natron glass (Foster and Jackson, 2009).
Appendix Dhttp://ees.kuleuven.be/geology/archaeometry/index.html References
