Cristina Maria Belfiore
Biographic Data
| ID | 6450923 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cristina Maria Belfiore |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cristina Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Belfiore |
| SIGNATURE | BELFIORE C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Catania |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1418-1055 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Knowledge of Ancient Monuments
The Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena in Catania, a UNESCO World Heritage site, embodies a complex architectural and historical stratigraphy, reflecting successive construction phases, functional changes, and the impact of catastrophic events, including the 1669 lava flow and the 1693 earthquake. As part of the CHANGES project, this study combines historical–archaeological research with non-invasive in situ scientific analyses to investigate the ma…
New insights on the Western production of Ionian cups type B2
Ionian cups are a ceramic class widely spread in the Mediterranean basin from the second half of the VII century BCE and even more throughout the VI century and a little beyond. Initially imported from Eastern Greece, they were successively produced also in the West, in the colonies and in the indigenous hinterland. This research is a recent development of a study started about a decade ago aimed at identifying the production area of Ionian cups …
Premier bilan des recherches sur la pierre de construction à Mégara Hyblaea
Dans cet article, on propose un premier bilan des recherches préliminaires sur la pierre de construction à Mégara Hyblaea, fruits des travaux communs d’une équipe d’archéologues et de géologues. Les analyses pétrographiques d’échantillons représentatifs de l’architecture en pierre de Mégara ont d’abord montré que trois types de roche avaient été utilisés : il s’agit de calcarénites appartenant à des formations géologiques locales du Pléistocène e…
Limestone Provenance in Roman Lime‐Volcanic Ash Mortars from the Villa dei Quintili, Rome
Roman mortars were collected from the Villa dei Quintili in Rome, an archaeological site consisting of numerous edifices from nine construction phases dating from the 2nd century A.D. to modern times. A multianalytical approach was used on 34 mortar samples to infer the evolution of production techniques over time and to identify the source area of calcareous raw materials used in the preparation of the lime. Optical microscopy, scanning electron…
A Multidisciplinary Approach for the Archaeometric Study of Pozzolanic Aggregate in R oman Mortars
This contribution focuses on the study of historical mortars from a Roman archaeological site known as V illa dei Q uintili , a monumental villa located in the south‐eastern part of R ome ( I taly). The study was carried out on 38 mortar samples, collected from several edifices within the complex. A multi‐analytical approach, including polarized optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy‐dispersive system and laser ablat…
A trace element study for the provenance attribution of ceramic artefacts
A volcanic inclusions based approach for provenance studies of archaeological ceramics
Petrographic and Chemical Characterization of Pottery Production of the Late Minoan I Kiln at Haghia Triada, Crete
Pottery from the Late Minoan I kiln at Haghia Triada in the Mesara Plain, southern Crete, was analysed by a range of techniques, comprising thin‐section petrography, scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence and neutron activation analysis. The project characterizes the ceramic fabrics and probable raw materials, correlates paste recipes with shape, reconstructs the firing conditions of the kiln and establishes a chemica…
Petrographic and Chemical Characterization of Pottery Production of the Late Minoan I Kiln at Haghia Triada, Crete
Pottery from the Late Minoan I kiln at Haghia Triada in the Mesara Plain, southern Crete, was analysed by a range of techniques, comprising thin‐section petrography, scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence and neutron activation analysis. The project characterizes the ceramic fabrics and probable raw materials, correlates paste recipes with shape, reconstructs the firing conditions of the kiln and establishes a chemica…
A volcanic inclusions based approach for provenance studies of archaeological ceramics
A trace element study for the provenance attribution of ceramic artefacts
Limestone Provenance in Roman Lime‐Volcanic Ash Mortars from the Villa dei Quintili, Rome
Roman mortars were collected from the Villa dei Quintili in Rome, an archaeological site consisting of numerous edifices from nine construction phases dating from the 2nd century A.D. to modern times. A multianalytical approach was used on 34 mortar samples to infer the evolution of production techniques over time and to identify the source area of calcareous raw materials used in the preparation of the lime. Optical microscopy, scanning electron…
A Multidisciplinary Approach for the Archaeometric Study of Pozzolanic Aggregate in R oman Mortars
This contribution focuses on the study of historical mortars from a Roman archaeological site known as V illa dei Q uintili , a monumental villa located in the south‐eastern part of R ome ( I taly). The study was carried out on 38 mortar samples, collected from several edifices within the complex. A multi‐analytical approach, including polarized optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy‐dispersive system and laser ablat…
Petrographic and Chemical Characterization of Pottery Production of the Late Minoan I Kiln at Haghia Triada, Crete
Pottery from the Late Minoan I kiln at Haghia Triada in the Mesara Plain, southern Crete, was analysed by a range of techniques, comprising thin‐section petrography, scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence and neutron activation analysis. The project characterizes the ceramic fabrics and probable raw materials, correlates paste recipes with shape, reconstructs the firing conditions of the kiln and establishes a chemica…
A volcanic inclusions based approach for provenance studies of archaeological ceramics
A trace element study for the provenance attribution of ceramic artefacts
Limestone Provenance in Roman Lime‐Volcanic Ash Mortars from the Villa dei Quintili, Rome
Roman mortars were collected from the Villa dei Quintili in Rome, an archaeological site consisting of numerous edifices from nine construction phases dating from the 2nd century A.D. to modern times. A multianalytical approach was used on 34 mortar samples to infer the evolution of production techniques over time and to identify the source area of calcareous raw materials used in the preparation of the lime. Optical microscopy, scanning electron…
A Multidisciplinary Approach for the Archaeometric Study of Pozzolanic Aggregate in R oman Mortars
This contribution focuses on the study of historical mortars from a Roman archaeological site known as V illa dei Q uintili , a monumental villa located in the south‐eastern part of R ome ( I taly). The study was carried out on 38 mortar samples, collected from several edifices within the complex. A multi‐analytical approach, including polarized optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy‐dispersive system and laser ablat…
Premier bilan des recherches sur la pierre de construction à Mégara Hyblaea
Dans cet article, on propose un premier bilan des recherches préliminaires sur la pierre de construction à Mégara Hyblaea, fruits des travaux communs d’une équipe d’archéologues et de géologues. Les analyses pétrographiques d’échantillons représentatifs de l’architecture en pierre de Mégara ont d’abord montré que trois types de roche avaient été utilisés : il s’agit de calcarénites appartenant à des formations géologiques locales du Pléistocène e…
New insights on the Western production of Ionian cups type B2
Ionian cups are a ceramic class widely spread in the Mediterranean basin from the second half of the VII century BCE and even more throughout the VI century and a little beyond. Initially imported from Eastern Greece, they were successively produced also in the West, in the colonies and in the indigenous hinterland. This research is a recent development of a study started about a decade ago aimed at identifying the production area of Ionian cups …
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Knowledge of Ancient Monuments
The Monastery of San Nicolò l’Arena in Catania, a UNESCO World Heritage site, embodies a complex architectural and historical stratigraphy, reflecting successive construction phases, functional changes, and the impact of catastrophic events, including the 1669 lava flow and the 1693 earthquake. As part of the CHANGES project, this study combines historical–archaeological research with non-invasive in situ scientific analyses to investigate the ma…
Building materials and conservation (7 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Geology (6 works) · Geochemistry (5 works) · Mineralogy (5 works) · Provenance (4 works) · Petrography (3 works) · Volcano (3 works)