PAPERS CONTAINED
Special Introductory Talk
1.
The island of Thassos and the Aegean in the Prehistory
Ch. Koukouli-Chryssanthaki and S. Papadopoulos (061)
Part I: Archaeological Considerations – Use of Marble
2.
Thassian marble: A connection between Thassos and Thessaloniki
Th. Stefanidou-Tiveriou (004)
3.
Thassian Julios Caesar,
E.J. Walters (030)
4.
Macedonian workmanship in a Thassian marble Hadrian in providence?
G.E Borromeo, J.J. Herrmann, Jr. and N. Herz (011)
5.
White marbles in the triclinium of the casa del Bacciale d’Oro, Pompeii
J. Clayton Fant (055)
6.
Some products from the Dinimeion quarries: Craters, Tables, Capitals and
Statues
J.J. Herrmann, Jr. and R. Tykot (049)
7.
The Naxian Colossus at Delos: “Same Stone”
P.A. Butz (054)
8.
Investigations of marbles and stones used in Augustean monuments of western alpine provinces (Italy)
A. Betori, M. Gomez Serito and P. Pensabene (026)
9.
Fluvian amphitheatre: The Cavea and the Portico; Comments about the quality, quantity and the working of its marbles
F. Bianchi and M. Bruno (050)
10.
New investigations on the pedimental sculptures of the “Hieron” of
Samothrace: A preliminary report
O. Palagia, Y. Maniatis, E. Dotsika and D. Kavoussanaki (036)
11.
Provenance investigation of some marble sarcophagi from Arles with stable isotope and maximum grain sizes analysis
V. Gaggadis-Robin, C. Sintes, D. Kavoussanaki, E. Dotsika and Y. Maniatis (064)
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Faustino Corsi and the coloured marbles of Derbyshire
L. Cook and I. Thomas (043)
13.
Three mythological sarcophagi at the Risd Museum: Marble provenances and iconography
F. Van Keuren, L.P. Gromet and N. Herz (034)
Part II: Quarries, Quarrying Techniques, Geology and Stone properties
14.
The Bokari granodiorite quarry in Egypt’s eastern desert
J.A. Harrell (021)
15.
Hard stone quarrying in the Egyptian old Kingdom (3 rd Millennium BC): rethinking the social organization
E. Bloxam, P. Storemyr and T. Heldal (008)
16.
The ancient Egyptian quarry at Dibabiya
T. Endo and S. Nishimoto (014)
17.
Pharaonic limestone quarries in Wadi Nakhla and Deir Abu Hennis, Egypt
D. Klemm and R. Klemm (025)
18.
GPS and GIS methodology in the mapping of Chephren´s quarry, Upper
Egypt: a significant tool for documentation and interpretation of the site
T. Heldal, P. Storemyr, E. Bloxam, I. Shaw, R. Lee and A. Salem (010)
19.
New evidence of small-scale Roman basalt quarrying in Egypt: Widan el
Faras in the northern Faiyum desert and Tilal Sawda by El-Minya
P. Storemyr, T. Heldal, E. Bloxam and J.A. Harrell (006)
20.
Ancient stone quarries: Vulnerable archaeological sites threatened by modern development
P. Storemyr and T. Heldal (005)
21.
Ancient and modern quarries in Delos
P. Hadjidakis, D. Matarangas and M. Varti-Matarangas (058)
22.
Quelques sarcophages rectangulaires d’époque impériale des carrières
Thasiennes aux Nécropoles de Thasos
M. Wurch-Kozelj et T. Kozelj (037)
23.
Characterisation of the timeless white marble and quarrying activity in
Thassos
K. Laskaridis and V. Perdikatsis (022)
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Part III: Provenance Identification and Characterisation (Marble)
24.
The Torre Sgarrata wreck (South Italy): Marble artefacts in the cargo
F. Gabellone, M.T. Giannotta and A. Alessio (028)
25.
The Torre Sgarrata wreck: Characterisation and provenance of white marble artefacts in the cargo
A. Calia, M.T. Giannotta, L. Lazzarini and G. Quarta (033)
26.
New isotopic and EPR data for 22 sculptures from the extramural sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene
D. Attanasio, S. Kane and N. Herz (020)
27.
EPR AND Petrographic provenance of the architectural white marbles of three buildings at villa Adriana
D. Attanasio, G. Mesolella, P. Pensabene, R. Platania and P. Rocchi (039)
28.
Marble objects from Asia Minor in the Berlin collection of classical antiquities: Characteristics and provenance
T. Cramer, K. Germann and W.–D. Heilmeyer (024)
29.
On the provenance of white marbles used in the baths of Caracalla in Rome
M. Bruno, C. Gorgoni and P. Pallante (060)
30.
Marble from Pentelikon, Paros, Thassos and Proconnesus in ancient Israel: an attempt at a chronological distinction
M. Fischer (053)
31.
The "Keros Hoard": Provenance of the figurines and possible sources of marble in the Cyclades
Y. Maniatis, P. Sotirakopoulou, K. Polikreti, E. Dotsika and E. Tzavidopoulos
(063)
32.
Provenance investigation of Neolithic marble vases from Limeraria, Thassos:
Imported marble to Thassos?
Y. Maniatis, S. Papadopoulos, E. Dotsika, D. Kavoussanaki and E. Tzavidopoulos
(065)
33.
Provenance study of Roman marble artefacts of an excavation near
Oberdrauburg (Carinthia, Austria)
M. Unterwurzacher, H. Stadler and P. Mirwald (046)
34.
The distribution and re-use of the most important coloured marbles in the provinces of the Roman Empire
L. Lazzarini (012)
35.
The taste of the marbles in Roman villae (Tiburtina-Nomentana)
M. Mariottini, E. Curti and E. Moscetti (056)
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36.
Marmor Thessalicum (verde antico): Source, distribution and characterisation
L. Lazzarini and S. Cancelliere (051)
37.
Marbles and coloured stones from the theatre of Caesaraugusta (Hispania):
Preliminary study
P. Lapuente, B. Turi and Ph. Blanc (035)
38.
Marble sculptures from the Rhode Island school of design: Provenance studies using stable isotope and other analyses
R.H. Tykot, G.E. Borromeo, C. Corrado-Goulet and K. Severson (069)
39.
Identifying Dolomitic Marble 2000-2003: The Capitoline Museums, New
York, and Somnus-Hypnos in Urbisaglia
J. J. Herrmann, Jr., R. Newman, and A. van den Hoek (066)
Part IV: Provenance Identification and Characterisation (Other stones)
40.
On tesserae of Roman mosaics in Lombardy (Italy)
R. Bugini and L. Folli (017)
41.
Stone materials of the Roman villas around lake Garda (Italy)
E. Roffia, L. Folli and R. Bugini (016)
42.
The natural building stones of Helenistic to Byzantine Sagalassos:
Provenance determination through petrographic analysis and stable isotope geochemistry
P. Degryse, P. Muchez, E. Trogh and M. Waelkens (007)
43.
Provenance of soapstone used in medieval buildings in the Bergen region,
Western Norway
Ø.J. Jansen, T. Heldal, R.B. Pedersen, Y. Ronen and S.H.H. Kaland (009)
44.
Archaeometry of Chert tools: For a non-destructive geochemical approach
B. Moroni, I. Borgia, M. Petrelli and P. Lapuente (018)
45.
Classifying Maltese prehistoric limestone megaliths by means of geochemical data
J. Cassar (001)
46.
"Granito del Foro" and "Granito di Nicotera": Archaeometric problems
F. Antonelli, L. Lazzarini, S. Cancelliere and A. Solano (041)
47.
The prehistoric ground stone implements from Yartarla: The preliminary results of a geoarchaeological study in Tekirdag region (Eastern Thrace)
O. Ozbek (032)
48.
Gypsum: A jewel in Minoan palatial architecture; Identification and characterisation of its varieties
S. Chlouveraki and S. Lugli (038)
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The discovery of the Greek origin of the" Breccia policroma della vittoria"
L. Lazzarini and F. Athanasiou (023)
Part V: Techniques and Developments
50.
Provenance study of Lapis Lazuli by non-destructive prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA)
I. Zöldföldi and Zs. Kasztovszky (044)
51.
A new non-destructive methodology for the study of the internal structure of white marble of artistic and archaeological interest
F. Biricotti and M. Severi (003)
Part VI: Databases
52.
A stable isotope database for the ancient white marble quarries of Mount
Pentelikon, Greece
S. Pike (048)
53.
Coprus of ancient Greek quarries
G. Kokkorou-Alevras, E. Poupaki, A. Chatziconstantinou and A. Efstathopoulos
(031)
54.
Fractal analysis and quantitative fabric analysis database of west Anatolian white marbles
B. Székely and J. Zöldföldi (045)
Part VII: Stone Properties – Weathering – Restoration
55.
Correlations of mineralogy and physical properties for stones used in and the restoration of the Asklepieion at Epidauros
A. Tsikouras, K. Mihopoulos, K. Hatzipanagiotou and N. Ninis (013)
56.
Study of the behaviour of Serpentinite stones used for the construction of ancient Dioklitianoupoli in Northern Greece
I. Papayianni and M. Stefanidou (067)
57.
Where have all the columns gone? The loss and re-use of antiquities in the
Eastern Mediterranean
M. Greenhalgh (047)
58.
Gypsum at the Minoan site of Knossos: Types and deterioration
K. Kouzeli, E. Zgouleta (042)
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59.
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of the marble façade of the Certosa
di Pavia: Materials provenancing and problematics related to decay
L. Giordani, M. Oddone, S. Meloni (027)
60.
Ionic and charge mobility on weathered marble surfaces, studied by EPR spectroscopy
K. Polikreti, Y. Maniatis (062)
Part VIII: Pigments and paintings on marble
61.
Polychrome Helenistic sculpture in Delos: Research on surface treatments of ancient marble sculpture - Part II
B. Bourgeois and P. Jockey (040)
62.
The role of X-ray fluorescence analysis towards the characterisation of pigments and techniques applied on Hellenistic marble sculpture and paintings
A. G. Karydas, H. Brecoulaki, B. Bourgeois and Ph. Jockey (052)
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