Granite and rock crystal quarrying in the Civitas Ammaiensis (north-eastern Alentejo, Portugal): a geoarchaeological case study
- Author
- Devi Taelman (UGent) , Sarah Deprez, Frank Vermeulen (UGent) and Morgan De Dapper (UGent)
- Organization
- Abstract
- This paper presents the results of a geoarchaeological research project in the north-eastern Alentejo region of Portugal. The study focuses on the granite and rock crystal exploitation in the territory of the Roman town of Ammaia. By means of non-destructive survey methods, performed by an interdisciplinary team of archaeologists, geomorphologists and geologists, the main quarries in the Civitas Ammaiensis were identified and investigated. The survey project aimed at gaining a clearer insight in the extractive industries of the town and, on a higher level, at gaining a better understanding of the economic and spatial organization of the town and its hinterland.
- Keywords
- Geoarchaeology, Archaeology, Ammaia, Portugal, Roman, Rock crystal, Granite, Quarries
Citation
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-846326
- MLA
- Taelman, Devi, et al. “Granite and Rock Crystal Quarrying in the Civitas Ammaiensis (North-Eastern Alentejo, Portugal): A Geoarchaeological Case Study.” Bulletin Antieke Beschaving, vol. 84, 2009, pp. 171–82.
- APA
- Taelman, D., Deprez, S., Vermeulen, F., & De Dapper, M. (2009). Granite and rock crystal quarrying in the Civitas Ammaiensis (north-eastern Alentejo, Portugal): a geoarchaeological case study. Bulletin Antieke Beschaving, 84, 171–182.
- Chicago author-date
- Taelman, Devi, Sarah Deprez, Frank Vermeulen, and Morgan De Dapper. 2009. “Granite and Rock Crystal Quarrying in the Civitas Ammaiensis (North-Eastern Alentejo, Portugal): A Geoarchaeological Case Study.” Bulletin Antieke Beschaving 84: 171–82.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- Taelman, Devi, Sarah Deprez, Frank Vermeulen, and Morgan De Dapper. 2009. “Granite and Rock Crystal Quarrying in the Civitas Ammaiensis (North-Eastern Alentejo, Portugal): A Geoarchaeological Case Study.” Bulletin Antieke Beschaving 84: 171–182.
- Vancouver
- 1.Taelman D, Deprez S, Vermeulen F, De Dapper M. Granite and rock crystal quarrying in the Civitas Ammaiensis (north-eastern Alentejo, Portugal): a geoarchaeological case study. Bulletin Antieke Beschaving. 2009;84:171–82.
- IEEE
- [1]D. Taelman, S. Deprez, F. Vermeulen, and M. De Dapper, “Granite and rock crystal quarrying in the Civitas Ammaiensis (north-eastern Alentejo, Portugal): a geoarchaeological case study,” Bulletin Antieke Beschaving, vol. 84, pp. 171–182, 2009.
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