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Materials, Technologies and Practice in Historic Heritage Structures pp 157–175Cite as

Determination of Source Areas of Natural Stones: A Methodology Approach Applied to Impure Crystalline Limestones

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Determination of the proper source of a natural stone used in monuments is required for numerous reasons including detection of forgeries, assessment of authenticity, correct dating of the objects, determination of past trade patterns, and an understanding of changing aesthetic tastes. The provenancing of archaeological marbles requires application of the correct analytical techniques which should match the following general requirements: (1) non-destructivity (or very low destructivity) so that samples are not destroyed during the measurement (and only a modicum of the material is sufficient for the analysis); (2) an extensive exploration of the technique, in terms of provenance studies (with knowledge of the limitations and strong points, and sufficient databases of characteristics for juxtaposition); (3) method suitability in terms of an unambiguous determination of different marble types (i.e., to find feature(s) which differ significantly in various types and quarries, respectively, but not in the same sample); and (4) effortlessness, speed, and relatively low cost of the measurement (this is a great advantage in the case of widespread measurement availability in diverse laboratories universally. The detailed characterization of marbles from historic quarries presents the essential first step in an attempt to determine the provenance of artefacts. The examination of stones from the various quarry sources means the beneficial independence of the amount of sampled material but also represents a difficult task for a number of reasons: (1) the rock mass exhibits significant variations in properties at individual localities due to e.g., compositional variation, secondary veining, and/or various intensities of deformation on a dm-m scale; (2) stone coming from different localities may exhibit similar macroscopic and/or microscopic characteristics; and (3) intensive international trade since antiquity means that highly valued stone varieties were transported over large distances. To overcome the all aforementioned difficulties, various observational and analytical techniques have been suggested over the past few decades.

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Šťastná, A., Přikryl, R. (2010). Determination of Source Areas of Natural Stones: A Methodology Approach Applied to Impure Crystalline Limestones. In: Dan, M.B., Přikryl, R., Török, Á. (eds) Materials, Technologies and Practice in Historic Heritage Structures. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2684-2_9

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