Vincenzo Morra
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 157455 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Vincenzo Morra |
| NOMBRES | Vincenzo |
| APELLIDO | Morra |
| FIRMA | MORRA V |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Naples Federico II |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3310-8603 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 32 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 174 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2000 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Technologies of Transition
The following paper investigates ceramic production and signs of specialization in Rome and the wider region during the early first millennium bce , through an archaeometric approach using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), and complementary techniques. A total of 274 ceramic samples from six archaeological sites —four in Rome (Sant'Omobono, Caesar's Forum, Regia, and Palazzo Canevari), Gabii, and San Giovenale—were analyzed using NA…
Arianna's Palette
The House of Arianna, also known as the House of Colored Capitals, represents, with its 1700 m 2 of floor space, one of the most majestic examples of a residence within the Pompeii archaeological site. The research developed within the project “Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society—CHANGES” reports the outcomes of the archaeometric study of polychrome wall paintings that decorate Room Number 6 of the Domus of Arianna. To ach…
Provenance and first technological insights of African amphorae from the Roman Forum of Cumae, Southern Italy
African trade routes with Cumae in the Late Roman period, focusing on the Forum area. • Attribution of the specimens to specific workshops via petrographic comparison. • Technological aspects of the amphorae and investigation of possible raw materials sources. The aim of this work is to define the provenance and the production technology of nineteen samples of African Amphorae found in the forum of the ancient Cumae in the Bay of Naples. These ma…
Survey and Analysis of Hieroglyphic Inscriptions in the Postern of Yerkapı–Ḫattuša
Yerkapı, a prominent structure within Ḫattuša, the capital of the Hittite Empire (17th–12th century BC), exemplifies the sophisticated architectural and cultural practices of this ancient civilisation. The monument, encompassing a Sphinx Gate and an underground tunnel (postern) featuring 249 hieroglyphic inscriptions, is hypothesised to have served ceremonial rather than defensive purposes. This study employs a multidisciplinary approach to docum…
Pompeian pigments. A glimpse into ancient Roman colouring materials
Decoding Capua’s roof terracotta
The main focus of this study was to examine 25 samples of archaeological ceramic materials currently preserved in the Archaeological Museum of the Ancient Capua and Mitreo investigated in the framework of an international project. These samples primarily consist of architectural terracotta from the Fondo Patturelli extra-urban sanctuary, as well as architectural terracotta, pottery and waste material from the nearby Alveo Marotta furnace. To inve…
Unveiling the distinctive geochemical signature of fine ware through Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes
This study explores the use of three isotopic systematics—Sr, Nd, and Pb— combined together for the first time to trace the origins of ancient pottery. This approach strengthens our ability to relate raw materials to the final products. The materials selected for the analysis are from a well‐documented data set, previously subjected to a thorough mineralogical–petrographic and chemical characterization. Seventeen ceramic specimens represented by …
Differently Calenian
Minero‐petrographic characterization of fine ware from Cales (South Italy)
79 samples of black glazed pottery, Terra sigillata, fine common ware, and production indicators were recovered in the archaeological site of Cales and investigated via a multi‐analytical program (polarized light microscopy, thermal analyses, XRPD, XRF, FESEM, FESEM‐EDS). Among the materials, finds of important production indicators, represented by welded pieces of black glazed pottery and spacers, attest a local production. Polarized light micro…
Focusing on red and black engobes in Roman pottery from Cumae (southern Italy)
The Mediterranean trading centre of Vivara (southern Italy)
Minero-petrographic investigation on Roman pottery found in a dump in the workshop area of Cumae (southern Italy)
Roman technological expertise in the construction of perpetual buildings
Ceramic building materials from the ancient Témesa (Calabria region, Italy)
An archaeometric investigation in a consumption context
Multianalytical investigation of wasters from the Tower 8/Porta di Nola refuse middens in Pompeii
A total of nine representative pottery fragments belonging to ferruginous, carbonate, and thin‐walled wares were recovered in refuse middens outside the fortification wall of Pompeii and subjected to a program of multianalytical operations (thermal ionization mass spectrometry, X‐ray fluorescence, X‐ray powder diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy–energy‐dispersive spectrometry techniques, optical microscopy). The fragments bear manu…
Production technology of late Roman decorated tableware from the Vesuvius environs
The northern slope of Mt. Vesuvius contains some interesting archaeological sites, including the site discovered in the town of Pollena Trocchia , where the remains, dated to between the 79 and 472 CE eruptions, document the transition from the Roman to late Roman cultural and socioeconomic settings. Profound changes occurred in this time interval, which can be inferred from changes in the ceramic manufacturing processes. Common wares, as the mos…
A pottery workshop in Pompeii unveils new insights on the Roman ceramics crafting tradition and raw materials trade
Unveiling the secrets of Roman craftsmanship
Aim of this study is the characterisation of ancient Roman mortars collected in Piscina Mirabilis, located in the important geological, archaeological and historical area of the Campania Region (southern Italy): the Campi Flegrei. Goals of this research were (a) improving knowledge of Roman construction techniques by means of detailed microstructural and compositional examination of cementitious binding matrix and aggregates, to point out both mo…
Knowledge-based model for geomaterials in the Ancient Centre of Naples (Italy)
The ancient pozzolanic mortars of the Thermal complex of Baia (Campi Flegrei, Italy)
Local production and imitations of Late Roman pottery from a well in the Roman necropolis of Cuma in Naples, Italy
Archaeological excavations performed in a funerary complex in Cuma (Campania region, Italy) unearthed excellently preserved common wares dated to the third century A.D. Archaeometric analyses were focused on Campanian pitchers, Aegean‐like cooking pots, and pyriform pitchers, the latter recorded for the first time in an Italian context. The local pitchers were manufactured with a high‐CaO clay (CaO = ca. 12 wt.%) and local volcanic temper, fired …
Sr-Nd isotopic fingerprinting as a tool for ceramic provenance
Unglazed pottery from the masjed-i jom'e of Isfahan (Iran)
Distinctive Volcanic Material for the Production of Campana A Ware
Recent transportation infrastructure works in Naples, Italy, provided important discoveries related to the production of pottery in the Hellenistic workshop area of Piazza Nicola Amore. A minero‐petrographic investigation was conducted on 35 samples belonging to the widespread Campana A ware and production indicators (clayey raw materials, unfired Graeco‐Italic amphorae, kiln wastes, workshop tools). Additional analysis was conducted on black‐gla…
A Late Roman ceramic production from Pompeii
Sr-Nd isotopic fingerprinting as a tool for ceramic provenance
Raw Materials for Archaeological Pottery from the Campania Region of Italy
We performed petrophysical analyses on 34 clayey samples of different geological origin within the Campania region of Italy in order to determine possible sources of raw materials used to produce ancient pottery. Possible raw material sources can be grouped into high‐CaO clays (HCC) and low‐CaO clays (LCC). HCC are mainly represented by more recent (Miocene‐Pleistocene) basinal sediments whereas LCC tend to be associated with basinal, alluvial, a…
Unglazed pottery from the masjed-i jom'e of Isfahan (Iran)
Distinctive Volcanic Material for the Production of Campana A Ware
Recent transportation infrastructure works in Naples, Italy, provided important discoveries related to the production of pottery in the Hellenistic workshop area of Piazza Nicola Amore. A minero‐petrographic investigation was conducted on 35 samples belonging to the widespread Campana A ware and production indicators (clayey raw materials, unfired Graeco‐Italic amphorae, kiln wastes, workshop tools). Additional analysis was conducted on black‐gla…
Local production and imitations of Late Roman pottery from a well in the Roman necropolis of Cuma in Naples, Italy
Archaeological excavations performed in a funerary complex in Cuma (Campania region, Italy) unearthed excellently preserved common wares dated to the third century A.D. Archaeometric analyses were focused on Campanian pitchers, Aegean‐like cooking pots, and pyriform pitchers, the latter recorded for the first time in an Italian context. The local pitchers were manufactured with a high‐CaO clay (CaO = ca. 12 wt.%) and local volcanic temper, fired …
Unveiling the secrets of Roman craftsmanship
Aim of this study is the characterisation of ancient Roman mortars collected in Piscina Mirabilis, located in the important geological, archaeological and historical area of the Campania Region (southern Italy): the Campi Flegrei. Goals of this research were (a) improving knowledge of Roman construction techniques by means of detailed microstructural and compositional examination of cementitious binding matrix and aggregates, to point out both mo…
A pottery workshop in Pompeii unveils new insights on the Roman ceramics crafting tradition and raw materials trade
An archaeometric investigation in a consumption context
Multianalytical investigation of wasters from the Tower 8/Porta di Nola refuse middens in Pompeii
A total of nine representative pottery fragments belonging to ferruginous, carbonate, and thin‐walled wares were recovered in refuse middens outside the fortification wall of Pompeii and subjected to a program of multianalytical operations (thermal ionization mass spectrometry, X‐ray fluorescence, X‐ray powder diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy–energy‐dispersive spectrometry techniques, optical microscopy). The fragments bear manu…
Minero‐petrographic Study of Cooking Ware and Pompeian Red Ware ( Rosso Pompeiano ) From Cuma (Southern Italy)
Excavations carried out in Cuma by the Centre Jean Bérard archaeologists have uncovered a large quantity of pottery. This study is focused on cooking ware and on internal red‐slip cookware, also known as Pompeian Red Ware ( Rosso Pompeiano ), dated from the first century bc to the first century ad . A comparison with the minero‐petrographic composition of beach sands collected along the Bay of Naples coastline highlights the provenance of the tem…
Building stone and related weathering in the architecture of the ancient city of Naples
Minero-petrographic investigation on Roman pottery found in a dump in the workshop area of Cumae (southern Italy)
Byzantine Ceramic Production From Cuma (Campi Flegrei, Napoli)
Samples of table and cooking ware, dating back to the Byzantine period of the ancient Greek colony of Cuma, were analysed by optical microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy, in order to reconstruct the main technological properties of these manufactures. The comparison of minero‐petrographical data from these samples with those of some kiln wastes allowed us to hypothesize a local manufacture for most of…
Production technology of late Roman decorated tableware from the Vesuvius environs
The northern slope of Mt. Vesuvius contains some interesting archaeological sites, including the site discovered in the town of Pollena Trocchia , where the remains, dated to between the 79 and 472 CE eruptions, document the transition from the Roman to late Roman cultural and socioeconomic settings. Profound changes occurred in this time interval, which can be inferred from changes in the ceramic manufacturing processes. Common wares, as the mos…
The building stones of the ancient centre of Naples (Italy)
The ancient pozzolanic mortars of the Thermal complex of Baia (Campi Flegrei, Italy)
Pompeian pigments. A glimpse into ancient Roman colouring materials
Roman technological expertise in the construction of perpetual buildings
Ceramic building materials from the ancient Témesa (Calabria region, Italy)
Decoding Capua’s roof terracotta
The main focus of this study was to examine 25 samples of archaeological ceramic materials currently preserved in the Archaeological Museum of the Ancient Capua and Mitreo investigated in the framework of an international project. These samples primarily consist of architectural terracotta from the Fondo Patturelli extra-urban sanctuary, as well as architectural terracotta, pottery and waste material from the nearby Alveo Marotta furnace. To inve…
Unveiling the distinctive geochemical signature of fine ware through Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes
This study explores the use of three isotopic systematics—Sr, Nd, and Pb— combined together for the first time to trace the origins of ancient pottery. This approach strengthens our ability to relate raw materials to the final products. The materials selected for the analysis are from a well‐documented data set, previously subjected to a thorough mineralogical–petrographic and chemical characterization. Seventeen ceramic specimens represented by …
Differently Calenian
Minero‐petrographic characterization of fine ware from Cales (South Italy)
79 samples of black glazed pottery, Terra sigillata, fine common ware, and production indicators were recovered in the archaeological site of Cales and investigated via a multi‐analytical program (polarized light microscopy, thermal analyses, XRPD, XRF, FESEM, FESEM‐EDS). Among the materials, finds of important production indicators, represented by welded pieces of black glazed pottery and spacers, attest a local production. Polarized light micro…
The Mediterranean trading centre of Vivara (southern Italy)
The building stones of the ancient centre of Naples (Italy)
Building stone and related weathering in the architecture of the ancient city of Naples
Ceramiche tardo antiche da Pompei
I risultati di scavi recenti mostrano la relativa vitalità dell’area vesuviana dopo la disastrosa eruzione del 79 d.C. In particolare, i materiali ceramici provenienti dallo scavo di via Lepanto possono offrire una esemplificazione dei prodotti circolanti in quest’area tra lo scorcio del IV e gli inizi del V secolo. Essi provengono da una serie di scarichi che almeno in un’area dello scavo risultavano sigillati da un piano di battuto a sua volta …
Byzantine Ceramic Production From Cuma (Campi Flegrei, Napoli)
Samples of table and cooking ware, dating back to the Byzantine period of the ancient Greek colony of Cuma, were analysed by optical microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy, in order to reconstruct the main technological properties of these manufactures. The comparison of minero‐petrographical data from these samples with those of some kiln wastes allowed us to hypothesize a local manufacture for most of…
A Late Roman ceramic production from Pompeii
Raw Materials for Archaeological Pottery from the Campania Region of Italy
We performed petrophysical analyses on 34 clayey samples of different geological origin within the Campania region of Italy in order to determine possible sources of raw materials used to produce ancient pottery. Possible raw material sources can be grouped into high‐CaO clays (HCC) and low‐CaO clays (LCC). HCC are mainly represented by more recent (Miocene‐Pleistocene) basinal sediments whereas LCC tend to be associated with basinal, alluvial, a…
Minero‐petrographic Study of Cooking Ware and Pompeian Red Ware ( Rosso Pompeiano ) From Cuma (Southern Italy)
Excavations carried out in Cuma by the Centre Jean Bérard archaeologists have uncovered a large quantity of pottery. This study is focused on cooking ware and on internal red‐slip cookware, also known as Pompeian Red Ware ( Rosso Pompeiano ), dated from the first century bc to the first century ad . A comparison with the minero‐petrographic composition of beach sands collected along the Bay of Naples coastline highlights the provenance of the tem…
Distinctive Volcanic Material for the Production of Campana A Ware
Recent transportation infrastructure works in Naples, Italy, provided important discoveries related to the production of pottery in the Hellenistic workshop area of Piazza Nicola Amore. A minero‐petrographic investigation was conducted on 35 samples belonging to the widespread Campana A ware and production indicators (clayey raw materials, unfired Graeco‐Italic amphorae, kiln wastes, workshop tools). Additional analysis was conducted on black‐gla…
Unglazed pottery from the masjed-i jom'e of Isfahan (Iran)
Local production and imitations of Late Roman pottery from a well in the Roman necropolis of Cuma in Naples, Italy
Archaeological excavations performed in a funerary complex in Cuma (Campania region, Italy) unearthed excellently preserved common wares dated to the third century A.D. Archaeometric analyses were focused on Campanian pitchers, Aegean‐like cooking pots, and pyriform pitchers, the latter recorded for the first time in an Italian context. The local pitchers were manufactured with a high‐CaO clay (CaO = ca. 12 wt.%) and local volcanic temper, fired …
Sr-Nd isotopic fingerprinting as a tool for ceramic provenance
The ancient pozzolanic mortars of the Thermal complex of Baia (Campi Flegrei, Italy)
Production technology of late Roman decorated tableware from the Vesuvius environs
The northern slope of Mt. Vesuvius contains some interesting archaeological sites, including the site discovered in the town of Pollena Trocchia , where the remains, dated to between the 79 and 472 CE eruptions, document the transition from the Roman to late Roman cultural and socioeconomic settings. Profound changes occurred in this time interval, which can be inferred from changes in the ceramic manufacturing processes. Common wares, as the mos…
A pottery workshop in Pompeii unveils new insights on the Roman ceramics crafting tradition and raw materials trade
Unveiling the secrets of Roman craftsmanship
Aim of this study is the characterisation of ancient Roman mortars collected in Piscina Mirabilis, located in the important geological, archaeological and historical area of the Campania Region (southern Italy): the Campi Flegrei. Goals of this research were (a) improving knowledge of Roman construction techniques by means of detailed microstructural and compositional examination of cementitious binding matrix and aggregates, to point out both mo…
Knowledge-based model for geomaterials in the Ancient Centre of Naples (Italy)
Ceramic building materials from the ancient Témesa (Calabria region, Italy)
An archaeometric investigation in a consumption context
Multianalytical investigation of wasters from the Tower 8/Porta di Nola refuse middens in Pompeii
A total of nine representative pottery fragments belonging to ferruginous, carbonate, and thin‐walled wares were recovered in refuse middens outside the fortification wall of Pompeii and subjected to a program of multianalytical operations (thermal ionization mass spectrometry, X‐ray fluorescence, X‐ray powder diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy–energy‐dispersive spectrometry techniques, optical microscopy). The fragments bear manu…
Focusing on red and black engobes in Roman pottery from Cumae (southern Italy)
The Mediterranean trading centre of Vivara (southern Italy)
Minero-petrographic investigation on Roman pottery found in a dump in the workshop area of Cumae (southern Italy)
Roman technological expertise in the construction of perpetual buildings
Differently Calenian
Minero‐petrographic characterization of fine ware from Cales (South Italy)
79 samples of black glazed pottery, Terra sigillata, fine common ware, and production indicators were recovered in the archaeological site of Cales and investigated via a multi‐analytical program (polarized light microscopy, thermal analyses, XRPD, XRF, FESEM, FESEM‐EDS). Among the materials, finds of important production indicators, represented by welded pieces of black glazed pottery and spacers, attest a local production. Polarized light micro…
Archaeology (27 obras) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (26 obras) · Geology (25 obras) · Building materials and conservation (24 obras) · Geography (24 obras) · Geochemistry (19 obras) · Mineralogy (19 obras) · Pottery (16 obras) · Materials Science (14 obras) · Petrography (14 obras)