par Clerbois, Sébastien 
;Mattielli, Nadine ;Triantafyllou, Antoine ;Brkojewitsch, Gaël
Référence Marmora, 16, page (63-98)
Publication Publié, 2020-06-01
;Mattielli, Nadine ;Triantafyllou, Antoine ;Brkojewitsch, GaëlRéférence Marmora, 16, page (63-98)
Publication Publié, 2020-06-01
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Granite is a highly valued material under imperial Rome, particularly for the production of monolithic columns, in both public and private architecture. In the Western Mediterranean, the main quarries are located around the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Romans were looking for a particular stone, i.e. leucocratic granodiorite, with colors and textures similar to that extracted from the Egyptian quarries of Mons Claudianus, used for many imperial programs. The extraction of large columns in such a hard material requires proper organization and techniques. This paper aims to study the granite exploitation of granite in the Tyrrhenian Sea areas from a technological point of view, along the entire chaîne opératoire, from sites prospection to extraction, block cutting and production of finished objects. This contribution also seeks to understand how geological patterns have been advantageously exploited by quarrymen, and to identify sets of technical features to explain their origin and systematics, in a local and regional context. In the absence of absolute dating, technology is also useful to make phasing hypotheses, given that many of these quarries have been used from antiquity to the present day. From a methodological point of view, the approach combines technology and geological observations to produce a holistic study of the stone, from its characterization to its exploitation. |
