[HTML][HTML] μ-Raman spectroscopy as a useful tool for improving knowledge of ancient ceramic manufacturing technologies

C Germinario, G Cultrone, A De Bonis, F Izzo… - Applied Clay …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent decades, μ-Raman spectroscopy has become a powerful technique for studying
ceramics, with the advantage of performing fast, reproducible and reliable analyses that …

A pottery workshop in Pompeii unveils new insights on the Roman ceramics crafting tradition and raw materials trade

C Grifa, C Germinario, A De Bonis, L Cavassa… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent excavations of the Via dei Sepolcri ceramic workshop in Pompeii provide an
exceptional window into ancient Roman material culture. The remarkable ceramic objects …

[HTML][HTML] Living in the shadow of Vesuvius: Analysis of the wall paintings of Pollena Trocchia's Roman buildings across historical eruptions

S Pagano, C Germinario, A De Bonis… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Through a multi-analytical approach the research focused on the evolution of wall painting
technology used for two decorated buildings in Pollena Trocchia buried by volcanic deposits …

Focusing on red and black engobes in Roman pottery from Cumae (southern Italy): Pompeian Red Ware and Graue Platten ceramic productions

F Izzo, A Ciotola, V Guarino, M Verde… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This short paper provides additional details to a recent minero-petrographic investigation on
local and exotic ceramic artefacts collected from the Forum of Cumae and particularly about …

An archaeometric investigation in a consumption context: Exotic, imitation and traditional ceramic productions from the Forum of Cumae (southern Italy)

F Izzo, V Guarino, A Ciotola, M Verde… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fifty ceramic sherds of Roman Coarse Ware collected in the Forum of Cumae have been
characterized from an archaeometric point of view in order to define their production …

Ceramic building materials from the ancient Témesa (Calabria region, Italy): Raw materials procurement, mix-design and firing processes from the Hellenistic to …

C Germinario, A De Bonis, F Barattolo, L Cicala… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ceramic building materials (CBM) are interesting archaeological items for gathering the
material culture identity and urban setting of the ancient populations since their production is …

Technology, exploitation and consumption of natural resources of traditional brick productions in Madagascar

C Grifa, C Germinario, M Mercurio, F Izzo… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The history of brick manufacturing in Madagascar dates back to the early 1800 s when
European colonisers imparted to the local population the basic knowledge for firing clayey …

The Mediterranean trading centre of Vivara (southern Italy): New insights on the production and circulation of pottery during the Bronze Age (16th–15th century BCE)

C Germinario, A De Bonis, C Grifa, V Guarino… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The important discoveries at the recent archaeological excavations at Punta d'Alaca site in
the west side of the Vivara island (Campania region) highlighted the presence of a Bronze …