Massimo Beltrame
Biographic Data
| ID | 904279 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Massimo Beltrame |
| GIVEN NAMES | Massimo |
| FAMILY NAME | Beltrame |
| SIGNATURE | BELTRAME M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Évora |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2718-3807 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Tracing Local Production and Agricultural Trade: A Multi-Analytical Study of Roman Amphorae at Conímbriga (Central Portugal)
Amphorae are a significant type of Roman pottery, serving as both transport containers and indicators of economic and technological practices across the Empire. Despite their importance in interpreting local economic dynamics in Roman Lusitania, the production origins, technological characteristics and functional roles of amphorae from Conímbriga in Portugal remain poorly understood. Previous research has focused primarily on typological comparis…
Provenance and technology of relief and/or lustre glazed ceramics from Mértola (Portugal)
Local production of relief, lustre and relief-lustre wares confirmed in Mértola by analysis of ceramics samples. • Distinct glaze technologies observed in samples from Mértola and Coimbra. • Coimbra samples linked to Middle Eastern lustre and glaze technology, indicating imports. • Lustre decorations were obtaine using coppr (Mértola) and silver plus copper (Mértola and Coimbra) This paper presents a study of a selection of lustre, relief, and lu…
Preliminary results of a multi-analytical study of ceramic technology in one of the earliest agropastoral villages of Northwestern Argentina (La Ciénega valley, ca. 200 BC- AD 900)
Morpho-Functional, Decorative and Petrographic Study of Islamic Glazed/Unglazed Ceramics From the Cities of Évora, Mértola and Silves
Fragmentos cerâmicos vidrados e não vidrados, recuperados nas cidades de Évora, Mértola e Silves foram objeto dum estudo morfo-funcional, considerando as características tipológicas e decorativas observadas no Gharb al-Andalus. As possíveis produções locais e não-locais em cada cidade foram identificadas por petrografia dos corpos cerâmicos, considerando a composição mineralógica da pasta cerâmica e a geologia local. Como resultado da abordagem p…
Archaeometric Study of the Proto-Historic Ceramics From the Settlement of the Avecasta Cave (Ferreira Do Zêzere, Portugal)
The Avecasta Cave is the only proto-historic cave recognised as a settlement in the centre of Portugal. Other proto-historic caves in the centre of Portugal were normally used for ritual purposes. Based on its distinct function, it became essential to study uncovered ceramic sherds from the cave to contribute to the history of the people who lived there. So, this research aims to determine the ceramic samples’ technology, provenance, physical pro…
Roof Tiles and Bricks of the Etruscan Domus dei Dolia ( Vetulonia , Italy): An Archaeological and Archaeometric Study of Construction Materials
In this article, the archaeological and archaeometrical study of several roof tiles and bricks retrieved at the Etruscan Domus dei Dolia is presented. The Domus is located in Etrusco-Roman neighbourhood (Hellenistic – Late Republican periods, third–first centuries BC) of the ancient city of Vetulonia (central Italy), in the area of Poggiarello Renzetti . The main goals were to establish the characteristics of the raw material/s used in their prod…
Beyond Technology: Pottery Reveals Translocal Social Relations at a Bell Beaker Monumental Site in Central Europe
The Bell Beaker site near Brodek u Prostějova (Czechia) has yielded remains of a large timber construction accompanied by four symmetrical ritual deposits with numerous artefacts, including more than fifty ceramic vessels. Their decoration consists of incised patterns, in nineteen cases with preserved white inlaid incrustations. To investigate the social relations at this extraordinary site, a multi-analytical and micro-destructive approach was e…
Micro Destructive Analysis for the Characterization of Ancient Mortars: A Case Study from the Little Roman Bath of Nora (Sardinia, Italy)
In this work, a protocol of a partially invasive sampling for the archaeometric characterization of ancient mortars from the little Roman Bath of Nora (Sardinia, Italy) is presented. Optical microscopy and different analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, thermo-gravimetric analysis, and physical/mechanical tests have been carried out on the mortars. These analyses were performed to investigate the chemical compositio…
The Wooden Roof Framing Elements, Furniture and Furnishing of the Etruscan Domus of the Dolia of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany, Italy)
The Etruscan Domus of the Dolia remained hidden until 2009, when archaeological excavations began in the Etruscan–Roman district of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany). Based on the classification of the archaeological materials recovered, the destruction of the Domus and the Etruscan city of Vetulonia was traced back to the 1st century BC. The highly various and precious materials recovered inside the Domus revealed the richness of the building and its…
The Islamic Ceramic of the Santarém Alcaçova: Raw Materials, Technology, and Trade
This study focuses on the analysis of Islamic ceramics from the Alcaçova of Santarém, Portugal. To establish the ceramic raw material provenance and ceramic technology, a set of raw materials was sampled and compared with the archaeological ceramics. Raw materials were dry sieved to increase the clay content, to reconstruct the ceramist homogenization process, and to evaluate chemical and mineralogical variation. Results showed that two raw mater…
Ancient restoration and production technologies of Roman mortars from monuments placed in hydrogeological risk areas: A Case Study
Comparative pottery technology between the Middle Ages and Modern times (Santarém, Portugal)
O Tumulus 1 do Souto (Abrantes, Médio Tejo): Novos contributos para o conhecimento das materialidades do mundo funerário do Bronze Final no Centro de Portugal
O artigo apresenta e discute os resultados obtidos das análises arqueométricas realizadas sobre 4 fragmentos de metal, 1 fragmento de cerâmica de uma grande urna e sobre as marcas/incrustações encontradas na superfície de um pequeno púcaro procedentes de um contexto funerário de incineração atribuído ao Bronze Final (BF), o Tumulus 1 do Souto (Abrantes, Centro de Portugal). O sítio arqueológico e os materiais recuperados já foram publicados por u…
Islamic and post Islamic ceramics from the town of Santarém (Portugal): The continuity of ceramic technology in a transforming society
Nova Variante De Cerâmica Decorada a “Verde E Manganês” Em Évora
Do conjunto de intervenções arqueológicas ocorridas na área urbana de Évora nos últimos trinta anos resultou um espólio cerâmico bastante significativo e heterogéneo de cronologia medieval-islâmica (entre os séculos VIII e XII). Neste espólio destaca-se uma tigela com uma técnica ornamental até agora nunca documentada na Península Ibérica. Ao expor e discutir os resultados do estudo estilístico e analítico efetuado sobre a peça, revelou-se a orig…
Ancient restoration and production technologies of Roman mortars from monuments placed in hydrogeological risk areas: A Case Study
Micro Destructive Analysis for the Characterization of Ancient Mortars: A Case Study from the Little Roman Bath of Nora (Sardinia, Italy)
In this work, a protocol of a partially invasive sampling for the archaeometric characterization of ancient mortars from the little Roman Bath of Nora (Sardinia, Italy) is presented. Optical microscopy and different analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, thermo-gravimetric analysis, and physical/mechanical tests have been carried out on the mortars. These analyses were performed to investigate the chemical compositio…
Comparative pottery technology between the Middle Ages and Modern times (Santarém, Portugal)
Beyond Technology: Pottery Reveals Translocal Social Relations at a Bell Beaker Monumental Site in Central Europe
The Bell Beaker site near Brodek u Prostějova (Czechia) has yielded remains of a large timber construction accompanied by four symmetrical ritual deposits with numerous artefacts, including more than fifty ceramic vessels. Their decoration consists of incised patterns, in nineteen cases with preserved white inlaid incrustations. To investigate the social relations at this extraordinary site, a multi-analytical and micro-destructive approach was e…
Islamic and post Islamic ceramics from the town of Santarém (Portugal): The continuity of ceramic technology in a transforming society
Preliminary results of a multi-analytical study of ceramic technology in one of the earliest agropastoral villages of Northwestern Argentina (La Ciénega valley, ca. 200 BC- AD 900)
The Wooden Roof Framing Elements, Furniture and Furnishing of the Etruscan Domus of the Dolia of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany, Italy)
The Etruscan Domus of the Dolia remained hidden until 2009, when archaeological excavations began in the Etruscan–Roman district of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany). Based on the classification of the archaeological materials recovered, the destruction of the Domus and the Etruscan city of Vetulonia was traced back to the 1st century BC. The highly various and precious materials recovered inside the Domus revealed the richness of the building and its…
The Islamic Ceramic of the Santarém Alcaçova: Raw Materials, Technology, and Trade
This study focuses on the analysis of Islamic ceramics from the Alcaçova of Santarém, Portugal. To establish the ceramic raw material provenance and ceramic technology, a set of raw materials was sampled and compared with the archaeological ceramics. Raw materials were dry sieved to increase the clay content, to reconstruct the ceramist homogenization process, and to evaluate chemical and mineralogical variation. Results showed that two raw mater…
Nova Variante De Cerâmica Decorada a “Verde E Manganês” Em Évora
Do conjunto de intervenções arqueológicas ocorridas na área urbana de Évora nos últimos trinta anos resultou um espólio cerâmico bastante significativo e heterogéneo de cronologia medieval-islâmica (entre os séculos VIII e XII). Neste espólio destaca-se uma tigela com uma técnica ornamental até agora nunca documentada na Península Ibérica. Ao expor e discutir os resultados do estudo estilístico e analítico efetuado sobre a peça, revelou-se a orig…
O Tumulus 1 do Souto (Abrantes, Médio Tejo): Novos contributos para o conhecimento das materialidades do mundo funerário do Bronze Final no Centro de Portugal
O artigo apresenta e discute os resultados obtidos das análises arqueométricas realizadas sobre 4 fragmentos de metal, 1 fragmento de cerâmica de uma grande urna e sobre as marcas/incrustações encontradas na superfície de um pequeno púcaro procedentes de um contexto funerário de incineração atribuído ao Bronze Final (BF), o Tumulus 1 do Souto (Abrantes, Centro de Portugal). O sítio arqueológico e os materiais recuperados já foram publicados por u…
Islamic and post Islamic ceramics from the town of Santarém (Portugal): The continuity of ceramic technology in a transforming society
Ancient restoration and production technologies of Roman mortars from monuments placed in hydrogeological risk areas: A Case Study
Comparative pottery technology between the Middle Ages and Modern times (Santarém, Portugal)
Micro Destructive Analysis for the Characterization of Ancient Mortars: A Case Study from the Little Roman Bath of Nora (Sardinia, Italy)
In this work, a protocol of a partially invasive sampling for the archaeometric characterization of ancient mortars from the little Roman Bath of Nora (Sardinia, Italy) is presented. Optical microscopy and different analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, thermo-gravimetric analysis, and physical/mechanical tests have been carried out on the mortars. These analyses were performed to investigate the chemical compositio…
The Wooden Roof Framing Elements, Furniture and Furnishing of the Etruscan Domus of the Dolia of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany, Italy)
The Etruscan Domus of the Dolia remained hidden until 2009, when archaeological excavations began in the Etruscan–Roman district of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany). Based on the classification of the archaeological materials recovered, the destruction of the Domus and the Etruscan city of Vetulonia was traced back to the 1st century BC. The highly various and precious materials recovered inside the Domus revealed the richness of the building and its…
The Islamic Ceramic of the Santarém Alcaçova: Raw Materials, Technology, and Trade
This study focuses on the analysis of Islamic ceramics from the Alcaçova of Santarém, Portugal. To establish the ceramic raw material provenance and ceramic technology, a set of raw materials was sampled and compared with the archaeological ceramics. Raw materials were dry sieved to increase the clay content, to reconstruct the ceramist homogenization process, and to evaluate chemical and mineralogical variation. Results showed that two raw mater…
Beyond Technology: Pottery Reveals Translocal Social Relations at a Bell Beaker Monumental Site in Central Europe
The Bell Beaker site near Brodek u Prostějova (Czechia) has yielded remains of a large timber construction accompanied by four symmetrical ritual deposits with numerous artefacts, including more than fifty ceramic vessels. Their decoration consists of incised patterns, in nineteen cases with preserved white inlaid incrustations. To investigate the social relations at this extraordinary site, a multi-analytical and micro-destructive approach was e…
Morpho-Functional, Decorative and Petrographic Study of Islamic Glazed/Unglazed Ceramics From the Cities of Évora, Mértola and Silves
Fragmentos cerâmicos vidrados e não vidrados, recuperados nas cidades de Évora, Mértola e Silves foram objeto dum estudo morfo-funcional, considerando as características tipológicas e decorativas observadas no Gharb al-Andalus. As possíveis produções locais e não-locais em cada cidade foram identificadas por petrografia dos corpos cerâmicos, considerando a composição mineralógica da pasta cerâmica e a geologia local. Como resultado da abordagem p…
Archaeometric Study of the Proto-Historic Ceramics From the Settlement of the Avecasta Cave (Ferreira Do Zêzere, Portugal)
The Avecasta Cave is the only proto-historic cave recognised as a settlement in the centre of Portugal. Other proto-historic caves in the centre of Portugal were normally used for ritual purposes. Based on its distinct function, it became essential to study uncovered ceramic sherds from the cave to contribute to the history of the people who lived there. So, this research aims to determine the ceramic samples’ technology, provenance, physical pro…
Roof Tiles and Bricks of the Etruscan Domus dei Dolia ( Vetulonia , Italy): An Archaeological and Archaeometric Study of Construction Materials
In this article, the archaeological and archaeometrical study of several roof tiles and bricks retrieved at the Etruscan Domus dei Dolia is presented. The Domus is located in Etrusco-Roman neighbourhood (Hellenistic – Late Republican periods, third–first centuries BC) of the ancient city of Vetulonia (central Italy), in the area of Poggiarello Renzetti . The main goals were to establish the characteristics of the raw material/s used in their prod…
Preliminary results of a multi-analytical study of ceramic technology in one of the earliest agropastoral villages of Northwestern Argentina (La Ciénega valley, ca. 200 BC- AD 900)
Tracing Local Production and Agricultural Trade: A Multi-Analytical Study of Roman Amphorae at Conímbriga (Central Portugal)
Amphorae are a significant type of Roman pottery, serving as both transport containers and indicators of economic and technological practices across the Empire. Despite their importance in interpreting local economic dynamics in Roman Lusitania, the production origins, technological characteristics and functional roles of amphorae from Conímbriga in Portugal remain poorly understood. Previous research has focused primarily on typological comparis…
Provenance and technology of relief and/or lustre glazed ceramics from Mértola (Portugal)
Local production of relief, lustre and relief-lustre wares confirmed in Mértola by analysis of ceramics samples. • Distinct glaze technologies observed in samples from Mértola and Coimbra. • Coimbra samples linked to Middle Eastern lustre and glaze technology, indicating imports. • Lustre decorations were obtaine using coppr (Mértola) and silver plus copper (Mértola and Coimbra) This paper presents a study of a selection of lustre, relief, and lu…
Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (14 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Building materials and conservation (9 works) · Geology (9 works) · Materials Science (6 works) · Ceramic (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Conservation Techniques and Studies (4 works) · Metallurgy (4 works)