A contribution to the urbanization and marble supply of Roman Thrace

An Interdisciplinary Study

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ID5255396
AutoresPetya Andreeva (0000-0001-6749-3880, Austrian Academy of Sciences, autor correspondente), Anevlavi (0000-0001-7332-1129, Austrian Academy of Sciences), Benjamin Frerix (0009-0000-4955-9399, Austrian Academy of Sciences), C Cenati (0000-0003-4962-9611, University of Vienna), Walter Prochaska (0000-0003-3047-2976, Austrian Academy of Sciences), Ladstätter (0000-0002-0131-5640, Austrian Academy of Sciences), Krasimira Karadimitrova (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)
Ano2024
Volume16
Fascículo1
Data de publicação2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1866-9557 • E-ISSN: 1866-9565
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12520-023-01920-3
OpenAlexW4390665687
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas33

The study of marble trade in antiquity has received a lot of scholarly attention in the last few decades; however, numerous deposits of high-quality white marble in the Thracian interior have only recently become pivotal in Bulgaria. Following the establishment of Thrace as a Roman province, investments into transport infrastructure, urban and rural construction works and monumentalizing architecture in marble have led to an increased demand for stone. Local marble quarries close to urban centres and larger imperial quarries were used for civic buildings, villas and sanctuaries. Provenance analysis of marble quarries and artefacts has established a close link between the place of origin and subsequent place of use. This multi-disciplinary study explores marble sources in the Thracian interior via various approaches such as epigraphy, archaeology, and archaeometry regarding urbanization, trade, and transportation. In this paper, we consider and investigate the Berkovitsa marble, a quarry close to Montana in northwestern Bulgaria, and present a broader framework for the marble trade of the region

Ancient history · Archaeological science · Archaeology · Epigraphy · Geochemistry · Geography · Provenance · Urbanization · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Geology