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The Roman Stamped Tiles of Vindonissa (1st Century A.D., Northern Switzerland): Provenance and technology of production – an archaeometric study
Folco Giacomini
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This work presents an archaeometric study on the Vindonissa stamped tiles. Vindonissa (Canton of Aargau, Switzerland) was an important Roman camp during the 1st century AD. With Vindonissa stamped tiles, archaeologists refer to all tiles stamped with the name of the military units that were stationed at Vindonissa from 47 to 101 AD. These tiles are among the most common archaeological findings in the Vindonissa legionary camp, but commonly occur in different Roman sites of Switzerland. The principal aim of this study was the petrographic and chemical characterisation of the Vindonissa tiles to determine the production site (or sites) for these ceramics and to obtain information concerning the technological aspects of the tile production and the distribution of these stamped tiles in Switzerland in Roman times.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
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Abstract
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1. Introduction
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2. Sampling strategy
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3. Petrography
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4. Chemistry
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5. Statistical data treatment
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6. Characterisation of the local clays and comparison with the ceramic products
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7. Technological aspects of the production
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8. Data discussion
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9. Conclusions
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References
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Annexe A: the original Jahn's tables (1911) providing a classification of the Vindonissa tile stamps
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Annexe B: Methods
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Annexe C: List of the samples ordered in function of their archaeological site of provenance
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Annexe D: Results of the modal petrographic analyses on a selected group of samples
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Annexe E: Chemical compositions of the analysed clay and ceramic samples
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Annexe F: Results of the porosimetric analyses on selected representative samples
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Published: 2005
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781841718859 (paperback)
- 9781407328935 (ebook)
BAR Number: S1449