Alessandra Pecci
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 631814 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Alessandra Pecci |
| PRENOMES | Alessandra |
| SOBRENOME | Pecci |
| ASSINATURA | PECCI A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universitat de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9649-1112 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 52 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 325 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 52 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
Towards a diagnostic protocol for the study of modelling pastes in monumental terracruda sculpture
This paper presents an emerging diagnostic protocol for the study of modelling pastes in monumental terracruda sculpture, a distinctive technological tradition of monumental sculpture in air-dried clay. The study combines some newly acquired analytical data from Uzbek case studies with previously published results, integrating them with textual and ethnographic evidence to establish a diagnostic framework for material characterization and conserv…
Flamenco Resists
In the thunderous echo of zapateado (rapid footwork) against marble floors of banks and the mournful wail of cante jondo (lit. deep song) in reclaimed public squares, flamenco transcends dance to become an act of defiance against commodification and institutional constraints. Emerging from Spain’s margins in the late eighteenth century, flamenco embodies Roma resilience, Andalusian struggle, and an enduring contestation of authority. While UNESCO…
Construcción, uso y mantenimiento de los hogares en la Cesetania ibérica (ss. V-III a. C.)
Se presenta el estudio de 19 hogares localizados en seis yacimientos del territorio de la antigua Cesetania ibérica, con cronologías entre los siglos V y III a.C. Todos ellos se analizan, en primer lugar, desde una perspectiva macroscópica y morfológica (técnicas de construcción, forma, ubicación). En los casos en que ha sido posible, se han aplicado, además, diversos métodos de análisis microcontextual (antracología, fitolitos y microrrestos cal…
Integral archaeometric study in the San Juan river neighborhood of Teotihuacan (mexico)
Investigation of an underestimated area located in the center of Teotihuacan, The spatial relationship of the detected structures with the San Juan River
Archaeorganics 2019. The First Italian Workshop on the Analysis of Archaeological Organic Remains
The use of organic binders in monumental terracruda sculpture
Novelty : First study focused in unveil the organic binders used in producing the modelling pastes of monumental terracruda sculptures. • Innovative diagnostic approach : Multi-technical approach adapted to the study of low concentrations of organic material trapped in the studied samples confirming the presence of lipidic, proteic and gums-based organic binders. Highlight on the first application of omics techniques to analyse the molecular stru…
Las ánforas fenicias de la fortaleza de Els Vilars d’Arbeca (les Garrigues, Lleida) en el Ibérico Antiguo
El comienzo de las interacciones entre las comunidades indígenas de la península ibérica y los fenicios a partir del siglo IX a. n. e. facilitó el intercambio de ideas, tecnologías y bienes. Si bien estos intercambios afectaron principalmente a las comunidades costeras, la influencia del mundo fenicio se extendió, aunque en menor medida, a las regiones del interior. Este estudio emplea un enfoque multidisciplinar para analizar los restos de ánfor…
Earthen modeling in the depths of the Sierra Mixe of Oaxaca, Mexico
This paper addresses the mineralogical and chemical composition of earth pastes used in the production of selected unfired clay reliefs and sculptures modeled within a cave in today's Mixe (Ayuuk ja'ay) territory of Oaxaca, Mexico, through a multi-technical approach comprising Optical microscopy (OM), Portable X fluorescence spectrometry (p-XRF), Energy Dispersion Microanalysis by Electron Probe Micro Analyzer (EPMA), UV-fluorescence microscopy, …
A multi-analytical approach to unveiling raw materials and plaster recipes of Greek, Hellenistic and Roman fish-salting vats
Lime treatments for food preparation identified in Postclassic Xochimilco (Mexico) ceramic sherds
Archaeological ceramics in Mesoamerica sometimes display a whitish layer in the inner part of the vessels, which has been related to the use of lime to obtain alkaline solutions for treating foodstuffs, in particular maize, in a process that is called nixtamalization. In this paper we provide more evidence for this practice, and we also suggest that alkaline solutions might have been used to process other foodstuff. With this aim we have studied …
Shaping the sacred along the Silk Roads
This paper presents a depth revision of the technological, material, and symbolic knowledge of what we advocate to be identified as “monumental terracruda sculpture” along the Silk Roads. Through a highly interdisciplinary approach, combining a) the latest results of archaeometric analysis carried out on Buddhist examples, b) the documentation of traditional knowledge in making terracruda sculptures in Buddhist and Hindu religious practices, and …
The modeling pastes of the monumental terracruda sculpture of the Silk Roads
This paper presents the results of the mineralogical, petrographic and chemical study of different archaeological samples related to terracruda sculptures and other elements that were part of the architectural decoration of the Buddhist sites of Tepe Narenj and Qol‐e‐tut (Kabul, Afghanistan; fifth to 11th centuries CE). The main objective of the study was to characterize the samples using an archaeometric approach. The study helped to better unde…
Multianalytical approach to the exceptional Late Roman shipwreck of Ses Fontanelles (Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain)
The paper presents the results of an interim analytical approach to the Late Roman shipwreck of Ses Fontanelles recently found in the island of Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). The excellent state of preservation of the hull and the cargo, including amphorae with painted inscriptions (tituli picti), and its location in shallow waters offshore of one of the main touristic beaches of the island makes this a unique finding in the Mediterranean. A…
Diet and subsistence in the Alps in Late Antiquity
The Busa delle Vette site was investigated as part of the UPLanD project, focused on the archaeology of pastoralism, to shed light on the lifeways of pastoral groups during the summer months. The site is composed of a hut and some enclosures located on a glacial cirque at 1850 m asl, in the Dolomites (Veneto, Italy), dating back from the Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages (5th to the 11th century CE). Initial data suggested that the hut was …
Iron Age combustion structures in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula
The aim of this research is to investigate the efficiency of combustion structures, the fuels used, the structure maintenance and the range of related domestic activities. An experimental programme was carried out in which replicas of archaeological Iron Age combustion structures were put to work. Based on the available archaeobotanical records, various fuel types (wood, grasses, palm leaves and animal dung) were used. Variables such as increased…
Fire installations at the Bronze Age site of Ca’ Baredi near Aquileia
Hydraulicity of lime plasters from Teotihuacan, Mexico
Production and Transport of Goods in the Roman Period
Amphorae are key materials in the investigation of the production and transport of goods in ancient times. For the Roman period, many typologies of amphorae are standardised and there are hypotheses concerning their uses and contents mainly based on the shape, provenance, tituli picti and, when preserved, the solid contents. However, there are still many amphora types that have to be investigated in order to better understand the economy of the r…
Organic Residue Analysis in Archaeology
Wine consumption in Bronze Age Italy
Constructing the ‘Urban Profile’ of an Ancient Greek City
This article argues that a holistic approach to documenting and understanding the physical evidence for individual cities would enhance our ability to address major questions about urbanisation, urbanism, cultural identities and economic processes. At the same time we suggest that providing more comprehensive data-sets concerning Greek cities would represent an important contribution to cross-cultural studies of urban development and urbanism, wh…
The bricks of Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Identifying a technological style in the making of lime plasters at Teopancazco (Teotihuacan, México)
Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
Georadar investigations in the central nave of Hagia Sofia, Istanbul (Turkey)
Identifying wine markers in ceramics and plasters using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Experimental and archaeological materials
Anthropic activity markers and spatial variability
Identifying wine and oil production
Provenance of the Limestone Used in Teotihuacan (Mexico)
This work shows the preliminary results of an international project for the interdisciplinary study of the limestone used in the plasters of the ancient city of Teotihuacan. The limestone provenance was studied using a new approach based on the chemical analysis of the lime lumps that were selected because they represent the composition of the original limestone rock. The results show that the applied methodology was successful and that the limes…
Archaeometric Study of Mortars from the Garum Shop at Pompeii, Campania, Italy
This paper presents the results of the compositional study of 29 samples of mortar from the so‐called “Garum Shop” (I, 12, 8) at Pompeii in Southern Italy. The characterization of the samples yielded information on the raw materials used in the mixtures, the production technology of mortars, and the building phases. It was carried out through polarized optical microscopy, X‐ray powder diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence, microanalysis energy‐dispersi…
Understanding residues of oil production
Multiproxy approach to the study of Medieval food habits in Tuscany (central Italy)
Persistence of the cultural landscape in Campania (Southern Italy) before the AD 472 Vesuvius eruption
Los residuos químicos. Indicadores arqueológicos para entender la producción, preparación, consumo y almacenamiento de alimentos en mesoamérica
La alimentación es uno de los temas que recientemente ha merecido mayor atención en el medio antropológico. El trabajo aquí presentado propone una nueva forma de aproximarse al estudio de la alimentación en el pasado. Esto es a partir de un indicador que resulta invisible e intangible ya que se aprovecha la información proporcionada por los residuos químicos atrapados y preservados en los poros de materiales como los pisos y las cerámicas. Para p…
Provenance of glass shards in archaeological lime plasters by LA-ICP-MS
Wine consumption in Bronze Age Italy
The meals in a Tuscan building yard during the Middle Age. Characterization of organic residues in ceramic potsherds
Combining residue analysis of floors and ceramics for the study of activity areas at the Garum Shop at Pompeii
Characterization and Provenance of Lime Plasters From the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
In this work, we present the results of the analyses of 20 lime plaster samples taken from the Templo Mayor (Great Temple), the main pyramid of Tenochtitlan (Mexico), the ancient capital of the Mexicas. The samples were analysed to recover information on the mixtures used in the fabrication of the plasters and for the provenance of the raw materials (in particular, limestone) used to make the plasters. The characterization of the samples was done…
Production and Transport of Goods in the Roman Period
Amphorae are key materials in the investigation of the production and transport of goods in ancient times. For the Roman period, many typologies of amphorae are standardised and there are hypotheses concerning their uses and contents mainly based on the shape, provenance, tituli picti and, when preserved, the solid contents. However, there are still many amphora types that have to be investigated in order to better understand the economy of the r…
Chemical Residues as Anthropic Activity Markers. Ethnoarchaeology, Experimental Archaeology and Archaeology of Food Production and Consumption
Chemical residues preserved in floors can be considered anthropic activity markers. In fact, residues are strictly related to the activities performed and reflect their spatial distribution. We present a synthesis of the work carried out over the last few decades in Mexico and Italy related to the study of chemical residues in floors. Residues can be identified performing specific chemical analyses both of plastered or earthen floors samples. We …
Los residuos químicos de la producción de pulque. Etnoarqueometría y arqueología experimental
Pulque was one of the most important beverages in the Central Plateau of Mesoamerica. Its consumption continued during the Colonial period and the beverage is still popular in some places, although its cultural survival is at risk in others. In this paper we present the results of experimental and ethnoarchaeological studies aimed at recognizing the chemical residues produced by pulque production and consumption in the archaeological record. Two …
Identifying a technological style in the making of lime plasters at Teopancazco (Teotihuacan, México)
Organic residue analysis of experimental, medieval, and post-medieval glazed ceramics
Oil production in Roman times
New compositional data on ancient mortars from Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Excavating the Roman peasant II
This report details the survey, excavations and materials analysis carried out at Case Nuove (GR) in Tuscany, a site identified by surface survey as a possible rural house, but which excavation and materials analysis suggest was a small-scale agro-processing point of late Republican date. Through accompanying analysis of pollen and land-use data, the article considers the problems this type of site — the stand-alone agro-processing point — presen…
Constructing the ‘Urban Profile’ of an Ancient Greek City
This article argues that a holistic approach to documenting and understanding the physical evidence for individual cities would enhance our ability to address major questions about urbanisation, urbanism, cultural identities and economic processes. At the same time we suggest that providing more comprehensive data-sets concerning Greek cities would represent an important contribution to cross-cultural studies of urban development and urbanism, wh…
Wood exploitation and food supply at the border of the Roman Empire
This paper presents the results of inter-disciplinary work drawing on archaeobotanical and archaeometric studies to trace the agroforestry landscape and the supply economy at the vicus of Thamusida in north-west Morocco at the border of the Roman Empire. The available data indicate the self-sufficiency of the settlement in both forestry and agricultural products throughout the period investigated from the end of the 1st century BC to the beginnin…
Plasters from Different Buildings of the Sacred Precinct of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
In this work, we present the results of the characterization of 20 lime plaster samples taken from the Sacred Precinct of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), the ancient capital of the Aztec empire. The samples come from different buildings of this precinct (A, B and D) and from the west façade of phase VI of the Templo Mayor pyramid. The objective of the work is to characterize the plaster samples, to understand the raw materials used, and to evaluate t…
Integration of ground remote sensing surveys and archaeological excavation to characterize the medieval mound (Scarlino, Tuscany-Italy)
The landscape of Scarlino (Grosseto, Italy) has been studied by the Department of Archaeology (University of Siena) since 1979. The archaeological site was identified in vertical air photos, but the unavailability of GPS devices at the time made location in the field difficult. Aerial photo analysis allowed us to interpret the evidence as a triple enclosure. This paper presents the data collected with magnetic, GPR and Automatic Resistivity Profi…
Provenance of the Limestone Used in Teotihuacan (Mexico)
This work shows the preliminary results of an international project for the interdisciplinary study of the limestone used in the plasters of the ancient city of Teotihuacan. The limestone provenance was studied using a new approach based on the chemical analysis of the lime lumps that were selected because they represent the composition of the original limestone rock. The results show that the applied methodology was successful and that the limes…
The meals in a Tuscan building yard during the Middle Age. Characterization of organic residues in ceramic potsherds
Persistence of the cultural landscape in Campania (Southern Italy) before the AD 472 Vesuvius eruption
Characterization and Provenance of Lime Plasters From the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
In this work, we present the results of the analyses of 20 lime plaster samples taken from the Templo Mayor (Great Temple), the main pyramid of Tenochtitlan (Mexico), the ancient capital of the Mexicas. The samples were analysed to recover information on the mixtures used in the fabrication of the plasters and for the provenance of the raw materials (in particular, limestone) used to make the plasters. The characterization of the samples was done…
Understanding residues of oil production
Identifying wine markers in ceramics and plasters using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Experimental and archaeological materials
Provenance of glass shards in archaeological lime plasters by LA-ICP-MS
Anthropic activity markers and spatial variability
Identifying wine and oil production
Excavating the Roman peasant II
This report details the survey, excavations and materials analysis carried out at Case Nuove (GR) in Tuscany, a site identified by surface survey as a possible rural house, but which excavation and materials analysis suggest was a small-scale agro-processing point of late Republican date. Through accompanying analysis of pollen and land-use data, the article considers the problems this type of site — the stand-alone agro-processing point — presen…
Compositional Analyses of Mortars from the Late Antique Site of S on P eretó ( M allorca, B alearic I slands, S pain)
The paper presents the mineralogical, petrographic and chemical analyses of mortars from an Early C hristian complex found in M allorca ( B alearic I slands) and dated to between the fifth and the eighth centuries ad . We characterized several mortars found at the site, in order to gather information on the raw materials used, as well as on the technology of production, and similarities among the samples. The analyses were aimed at solving specif…
Oil production in Roman times
Los residuos químicos. Indicadores arqueológicos para entender la producción, preparación, consumo y almacenamiento de alimentos en mesoamérica
La alimentación es uno de los temas que recientemente ha merecido mayor atención en el medio antropológico. El trabajo aquí presentado propone una nueva forma de aproximarse al estudio de la alimentación en el pasado. Esto es a partir de un indicador que resulta invisible e intangible ya que se aprovecha la información proporcionada por los residuos químicos atrapados y preservados en los poros de materiales como los pisos y las cerámicas. Para p…
Preliminary results of the organic residue analysis of 13th century cooking wares from a household in Frankish Paphos (Cyprus)
Organic residue analysis was carried out on kitchen wares from a Medieval household at Paphos (Cyprus) in the framework of the POMEDOR Project, which aims to gain insight into food practices in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Medieval period. The samples were selected from a household assemblage which included nearly two hundred table, cooking and storage vessels, and provided a rare insight into everyday life in Frankish-period Paphos. Both…
Archaeometric Study of Mortars from the Garum Shop at Pompeii, Campania, Italy
This paper presents the results of the compositional study of 29 samples of mortar from the so‐called “Garum Shop” (I, 12, 8) at Pompeii in Southern Italy. The characterization of the samples yielded information on the raw materials used in the mixtures, the production technology of mortars, and the building phases. It was carried out through polarized optical microscopy, X‐ray powder diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence, microanalysis energy‐dispersi…
Plasters from Different Buildings of the Sacred Precinct of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
In this work, we present the results of the characterization of 20 lime plaster samples taken from the Sacred Precinct of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), the ancient capital of the Aztec empire. The samples come from different buildings of this precinct (A, B and D) and from the west façade of phase VI of the Templo Mayor pyramid. The objective of the work is to characterize the plaster samples, to understand the raw materials used, and to evaluate t…
Residue Analysis of the Floors of a Charcoal Burner’s Hut at Naour (Morocco)
Preliminary study of food residues and cooking practices in the Medieval Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala in Siena (Central Italy)
El artculo trata sobre el estudio del uso de algunas cermicas medievales y de los alimentos preparados y consumidos en el Hospital medieval del Santa Maria della Scala en Siena (
Wood exploitation and food supply at the border of the Roman Empire
This paper presents the results of inter-disciplinary work drawing on archaeobotanical and archaeometric studies to trace the agroforestry landscape and the supply economy at the vicus of Thamusida in north-west Morocco at the border of the Roman Empire. The available data indicate the self-sufficiency of the settlement in both forestry and agricultural products throughout the period investigated from the end of the 1st century BC to the beginnin…
Organic residue analysis of experimental, medieval, and post-medieval glazed ceramics
Use and reuse of amphorae. Wine residues in Dressel 2–4 amphorae from Oplontis Villa B (Torre Annunziata, Italy)
Anthropic Activity Markers
This volume stems from a symposium organised by the three authors at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology held in San Francisco in 2015. This was the first instance when the concept of Anthropic Activity Marker was discussed deeply in a public venue and in which researchers from different countries and with different perspectives got together to share the advances on this topic. Since then, the symposium has become a re…
Chemical Residues as Anthropic Activity Markers. Ethnoarchaeology, Experimental Archaeology and Archaeology of Food Production and Consumption
Chemical residues preserved in floors can be considered anthropic activity markers. In fact, residues are strictly related to the activities performed and reflect their spatial distribution. We present a synthesis of the work carried out over the last few decades in Mexico and Italy related to the study of chemical residues in floors. Residues can be identified performing specific chemical analyses both of plastered or earthen floors samples. We …
Multiproxy approach to the study of Medieval food habits in Tuscany (central Italy)
Archaeology (42 obras) · Geography (41 obras) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (30 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (26 obras) · Geology (19 obras) · Chemistry (14 obras) · Art (13 obras) · Building materials and conservation (13 obras) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (11 obras) · Mineralogy (11 obras)