The Ancient Mine of Servette (Saint‐marcel, Val D’aosta, Western Italian Alps)
A Mineralogical, Metallurgical and Charcoal Analysis of Furnace Slags
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8353275 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simone Tumiati (0000-0003-0900-6145, University of Insubria, corresponding author), P CASARTELLI (University of Insubria), Alessandro Mambretti (University of Insubria), S MARTIN (0000-0003-1490-7247), Sergio Fernández Martín (0000-0002-7653-9999, University of Insubria), P FRIZZO (University of Padua), M Rottoli (0000-0001-7337-938X, Museo Civico di Zoologia) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 317-340 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2005.00204.x |
| OpenAlex | W2147820182 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 4 |
The Cu–Fe mining district of Servette is located in the valley of Saint‐Marcel (Val d’Aosta) at about 1800 m a.s.l. in the western Italian Alps. A large furnace slag deposit occurs near the Servette mine. Slags are mainly constituted by silicate and oxide in a glassy matrix, with disseminated sulphides and iron–copper alloys, and they record temperatures of 1380–1100°C. Radiocarbon dating of slag charcoals has shown that metallurgy in this site took place around ad 890–980. The charcoal analysis has shown that coniferous wood was mainly utilized, and intensive exploitation over the centuries led to a change in the composition of the local woods
Archaeology · Charcoal · Geochemistry · Geography · Metallurgy · Mineralogy · Radiocarbon dating · Slag (welding) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geology · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Materials Science
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0.56 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |