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MULTIANALYTICAL CHARACTERISATION AND PROVENANCE INVESTIGATION OF NATURAL POZZOLANA IN ROMAN LIME MORTARS FROM THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF HIPPO REGIUS (ALGERIA)

hal.structure.identifierUniversité Badji Mokhtar [Annaba] [UBMA]
hal.structure.identifierAusonius-Institut de recherche sur l'Antiquité et le Moyen âge
dc.contributor.authorDJERAD, Mohamed
hal.structure.identifierUniversité Badji Mokhtar [Annaba] [UBMA]
dc.contributor.authorBOUFENARA, Khedidja
hal.structure.identifierAusonius-Institut de recherche sur l'Antiquité et le Moyen âge
dc.contributor.authorDES COURTILS, Jacques
hal.structure.identifierArchéosciences Bordeaux
dc.contributor.authorCANTIN, Nadia
hal.structure.identifierArchéosciences Bordeaux
dc.contributor.authorLEFRAIS, Yannick
dc.date.issued2022-12-05
dc.identifier.issn2241-8121
dc.description.abstractEnThis research provides the first detailed insight into the composition of hydraulic bedding and coating mortars used in the Roman city of Hippo Regius with the aims of bringing to light the use of natural pozzolanic aggregates for mortars preparation following the legacy of Vitruvius and determining their possible sources. Nine samples of hydraulic mortars taken from different structures have been thoroughly analysed adopting a multi-analytical research strategy combining thin-section petrography, optical cathodoluminescence (CL) microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The results indicate the use of pumice clasts with trachytic composition (SiO2 : 58.9-64.4 wt.% and total alkali oxide content: 8.81-14.20 wt.%) as a pozzolanic additive to enhance the strength and hydraulicity of mortars. The comparison of petro-mineralogical features and major element concentrations with literature data reveals the Campi Flegrei caldera (Phlegraean Fields) in the Gulf of Naples, and probably the Baia-Fondi di Baia, as possible area of provenance. This is the first proven case of trade in Phlegraean tephra as a building material to a city of Africa Proconsularis, and a new piece of evidence of the spread of Roman technologies to the southern Mediterranean region of the Roman Empire as well as the transfer of their technical expertise to local artisans of the provincial city of Hippo Regius.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversité du Henan / Key Research Institute of Yellow River Civilization and Sustainable Development & Collaborative Innovation Center on Yellow River Civilization
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/
dc.subject.enHippo Regius
dc.subject.enAnnaba
dc.subject.enRoman mortars
dc.subject.enPozzolana
dc.subject.enPhlegraean Fields
dc.subject.enPetrography
dc.subject.enCathodoluminescence
dc.subject.enSEM-EDS
dc.title.enMULTIANALYTICAL CHARACTERISATION AND PROVENANCE INVESTIGATION OF NATURAL POZZOLANA IN ROMAN LIME MORTARS FROM THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF HIPPO REGIUS (ALGERIA)
dc.typeArticle de revue
dc.identifier.doi10.5281/zenodo.7412076
dc.subject.halSciences de l'Homme et Société
dc.subject.halSciences de l'Homme et Société/Archéologie et Préhistoire
bordeaux.journalMediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry
bordeaux.page231-248
bordeaux.volume22
bordeaux.issue3
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhal-03912758
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-03912758v1
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