Roman Ceramic Pieces From Central Spain: Visual, Textural, Chemical, Mineralogical And Statistical Analysis
Journal: INFM-OAR (INFN Catania)
Year: 2016

A complete visual, mineralogical, textural, chemical and statistical study is presented of thirty ceramic specimens recovered from various Roman archaeological sites in central Spain (Ávila). Therefore, the novelty of this work is that we report the first complete study of pottery fragments in the Ávila region (Castile and Leon, Spain) dating back to the Roman Empire. Potential/local raw materials were characterised, in order to classify ancient pottery samples by origin. The presence of firing