Mario Gaeta
Biographic Data
| ID | 4031595 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mario Gaeta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mario |
| FAMILY NAME | Gaeta |
| SIGNATURE | GAETA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8373-8956 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Petrographic Analysis of the Volcanic Component of Roman Mortars From the Early Imperial Age to the Renaissance in the Archeological Excavations at Mausoleum of Augustus
We present the results of the petrographic analysis on 11 thin sections representative of the mortars and concretes of ancient masonry structures ranging from the Augustan Age to the Renaissance, exposed from recent excavations carried out at the Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, aimed at investigating the evolution of the materials employed as aggregates. Our study attests to the systematic and exclusive use of volcanic rocks in the production of f…
Petrographical and geochemical criteria for a chronology of Roman mortars between the first century bce and the second century ce
Thirteen samples of mortar collected from different masonry structures of the Curia of Pompey the Great and from three mixtilinear basins located within the Sacred Area of Largo Argentina of Rome were studied. Despite the use of the same volcanic deposit, known as ‘Pozzolane Rosse’, to produce the fine aggregate in all these mortars, it was possible to highlight some distinctive features through the combination of geochemical analyses on selected…
Geoarchaelogical Study of the Roman Pietra Dell’Oglio Bridge at the Service of the Old Appian Way, Campania, Southern Italy
The Pietra dell’Oglio bridge is the only Roman infrastructure that crosses the Ofanto River between Mirabella Eclano (Aeclanum in Campania) and Venosa (Venusia in Basilicata), just near the border between Campania and Basilicata. The bridge was built on a substrate consisting of the stable middle Miocene Cerreta-Bosco di Pietra Palomba Sandstone (ACP) and where the Ofanto River valley is narrower. The current state of the bridge shows that 18 arc…
The Bucobello 322 ka-fossil-bearing volcaniclastic-flow deposit in the eastern Vulsini Volcanic District (central Italy)
Previously Unidentified Tuff in the Archaic Temple Podium at Sant'Omobono, Rome and its Broader Implications
This study reports on the discovery that the podium of the archaic temple in the Forum Boarium of Rome was built with a previously unknown tuff, of non-local origin. On the basis of detailed comparative petrographic and geochemical tests, it has been established that the blocks employed to build the earliest temple so far discovered in Rome belonged to a distinctive facies of tufo lionato that had never been characterized before, in contrast to w…
Combining geochemistry and petrography to provenance Lionato and Lapis Albanus tuffs used in Roman temples at Sant’Omobono, Rome, Italy
Tufo Lionato is a volcanic tuff that was used extensively for construction in Rome, Italy, during antiquity and after; at least three varieties can be identified: Anio, Monteverde, and Portuense. The widespread introduction of Tufo Lionato in Roman construction is generally dated to the mid‐second century before the common era (B.C.E.). Another tuff, Lapis Albanus, is held to have been introduced during the third century B.C.E. Due to their simil…
The Geochemical Fingerprint of Tufo Lionato Blocks from the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina
We use trace element discrimination diagrams to provide a geochemical fingerprint for Tufo Lionato, the volcanic rock most commonly used in the ancient Roman dimension stone technique. Based on the comparison of their geochemical signatures, we identify different rock facies of Tufo Lionato employed since the fourth to third centuries and through the second century bce in the construction of the temples of the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina. These…
Petrochemical Identification and Insights on Chronological Employment of the Volcanic Aggregates Used in Ancient R oman Mortars
Through the assistance of trace element and petrographic analyses on 14 samples of mortar aggregates from R oman monuments, including the Porticus Aemilia , the T emple of Concordia, the T emple of the D ioscuri, T emple B and other structures of the Area Sacra di Largo A rgentina, and the Villa di Livia, we establish the source area and we investigate the chronological employment of the volcanic materials used in ancient R ome's masonry. In cont…
Provenance materials for Vitruvius' harenae fossiciae and pulvis puteolanis
Mid-distal occurrences of the Albano Maar pyroclastic deposits and their relevance for reassessing the eruptive scenarios of the most recent activity at the Colli Albani Volcanic District, Central Ita…
Petrochemical Identification and Insights on Chronological Employment of the Volcanic Aggregates Used in Ancient R oman Mortars
Through the assistance of trace element and petrographic analyses on 14 samples of mortar aggregates from R oman monuments, including the Porticus Aemilia , the T emple of Concordia, the T emple of the D ioscuri, T emple B and other structures of the Area Sacra di Largo A rgentina, and the Villa di Livia, we establish the source area and we investigate the chronological employment of the volcanic materials used in ancient R ome's masonry. In cont…
Previously Unidentified Tuff in the Archaic Temple Podium at Sant'Omobono, Rome and its Broader Implications
This study reports on the discovery that the podium of the archaic temple in the Forum Boarium of Rome was built with a previously unknown tuff, of non-local origin. On the basis of detailed comparative petrographic and geochemical tests, it has been established that the blocks employed to build the earliest temple so far discovered in Rome belonged to a distinctive facies of tufo lionato that had never been characterized before, in contrast to w…
Provenance materials for Vitruvius' harenae fossiciae and pulvis puteolanis
Combining geochemistry and petrography to provenance Lionato and Lapis Albanus tuffs used in Roman temples at Sant’Omobono, Rome, Italy
Tufo Lionato is a volcanic tuff that was used extensively for construction in Rome, Italy, during antiquity and after; at least three varieties can be identified: Anio, Monteverde, and Portuense. The widespread introduction of Tufo Lionato in Roman construction is generally dated to the mid‐second century before the common era (B.C.E.). Another tuff, Lapis Albanus, is held to have been introduced during the third century B.C.E. Due to their simil…
Petrographical and geochemical criteria for a chronology of Roman mortars between the first century bce and the second century ce
Thirteen samples of mortar collected from different masonry structures of the Curia of Pompey the Great and from three mixtilinear basins located within the Sacred Area of Largo Argentina of Rome were studied. Despite the use of the same volcanic deposit, known as ‘Pozzolane Rosse’, to produce the fine aggregate in all these mortars, it was possible to highlight some distinctive features through the combination of geochemical analyses on selected…
The Geochemical Fingerprint of Tufo Lionato Blocks from the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina
We use trace element discrimination diagrams to provide a geochemical fingerprint for Tufo Lionato, the volcanic rock most commonly used in the ancient Roman dimension stone technique. Based on the comparison of their geochemical signatures, we identify different rock facies of Tufo Lionato employed since the fourth to third centuries and through the second century bce in the construction of the temples of the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina. These…
Mid-distal occurrences of the Albano Maar pyroclastic deposits and their relevance for reassessing the eruptive scenarios of the most recent activity at the Colli Albani Volcanic District, Central Ita…
Provenance materials for Vitruvius' harenae fossiciae and pulvis puteolanis
Petrochemical Identification and Insights on Chronological Employment of the Volcanic Aggregates Used in Ancient R oman Mortars
Through the assistance of trace element and petrographic analyses on 14 samples of mortar aggregates from R oman monuments, including the Porticus Aemilia , the T emple of Concordia, the T emple of the D ioscuri, T emple B and other structures of the Area Sacra di Largo A rgentina, and the Villa di Livia, we establish the source area and we investigate the chronological employment of the volcanic materials used in ancient R ome's masonry. In cont…
Combining geochemistry and petrography to provenance Lionato and Lapis Albanus tuffs used in Roman temples at Sant’Omobono, Rome, Italy
Tufo Lionato is a volcanic tuff that was used extensively for construction in Rome, Italy, during antiquity and after; at least three varieties can be identified: Anio, Monteverde, and Portuense. The widespread introduction of Tufo Lionato in Roman construction is generally dated to the mid‐second century before the common era (B.C.E.). Another tuff, Lapis Albanus, is held to have been introduced during the third century B.C.E. Due to their simil…
The Geochemical Fingerprint of Tufo Lionato Blocks from the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina
We use trace element discrimination diagrams to provide a geochemical fingerprint for Tufo Lionato, the volcanic rock most commonly used in the ancient Roman dimension stone technique. Based on the comparison of their geochemical signatures, we identify different rock facies of Tufo Lionato employed since the fourth to third centuries and through the second century bce in the construction of the temples of the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina. These…
Previously Unidentified Tuff in the Archaic Temple Podium at Sant'Omobono, Rome and its Broader Implications
This study reports on the discovery that the podium of the archaic temple in the Forum Boarium of Rome was built with a previously unknown tuff, of non-local origin. On the basis of detailed comparative petrographic and geochemical tests, it has been established that the blocks employed to build the earliest temple so far discovered in Rome belonged to a distinctive facies of tufo lionato that had never been characterized before, in contrast to w…
The Bucobello 322 ka-fossil-bearing volcaniclastic-flow deposit in the eastern Vulsini Volcanic District (central Italy)
Geoarchaelogical Study of the Roman Pietra Dell’Oglio Bridge at the Service of the Old Appian Way, Campania, Southern Italy
The Pietra dell’Oglio bridge is the only Roman infrastructure that crosses the Ofanto River between Mirabella Eclano (Aeclanum in Campania) and Venosa (Venusia in Basilicata), just near the border between Campania and Basilicata. The bridge was built on a substrate consisting of the stable middle Miocene Cerreta-Bosco di Pietra Palomba Sandstone (ACP) and where the Ofanto River valley is narrower. The current state of the bridge shows that 18 arc…
Petrographical and geochemical criteria for a chronology of Roman mortars between the first century bce and the second century ce
Thirteen samples of mortar collected from different masonry structures of the Curia of Pompey the Great and from three mixtilinear basins located within the Sacred Area of Largo Argentina of Rome were studied. Despite the use of the same volcanic deposit, known as ‘Pozzolane Rosse’, to produce the fine aggregate in all these mortars, it was possible to highlight some distinctive features through the combination of geochemical analyses on selected…
Petrographic Analysis of the Volcanic Component of Roman Mortars From the Early Imperial Age to the Renaissance in the Archeological Excavations at Mausoleum of Augustus
We present the results of the petrographic analysis on 11 thin sections representative of the mortars and concretes of ancient masonry structures ranging from the Augustan Age to the Renaissance, exposed from recent excavations carried out at the Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, aimed at investigating the evolution of the materials employed as aggregates. Our study attests to the systematic and exclusive use of volcanic rocks in the production of f…
Archaeology (8 works) · Building materials and conservation (8 works) · Geology (8 works) · Volcano (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Geochemistry (5 works) · Paleontology (5 works) · Petrography (5 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (4 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (4 works)