Mons Claudianus and the problem of the 'granito del foro
A Geological and Geochemical Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3424312 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D P S Peacock (University of Southampton), Olwen Williams-Thorpe, Olwen Williams‐Thorpe (The Open University), R S Thorpe (The Open University), A G Tindle (The Open University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 259 |
| Pages | 209-230 |
| Publication date | 1994-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00046536 |
| OpenAlex | W1923336141 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 10 |
Granito del foro is a distinctive igneous rock, in fact a granodiorite rather than a granite, long known and named for its use in buildings of the Roman Forum. Exactly what is it? Where does it come from? Where else was it used and not used? What does the granito del foro say about ownership and empire
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,48 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2022 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |