The term archaeomineralogy is relatively new. It was used by Mitchell (1985) for a brief
bibliography, by Rapp (2002, 2009) for books, and by Kostov et al.(2008) and Rapp (2008) …

A broad survey of the various structural and decorative uses of marble and antiquities
throughout the Mediterranean during the Millennium following the Emperor Constantine …

This article reports the mapping of the stones, including marbles and brick masonry, used for
building the facade of the medieval Church of St. Nicholas (XI century ad), one of the most …

Abstract The Cu-Sb-Hg mineralization of San Giuliano Terme (Monti Pisani, Tuscany, Italy)
is characterized by the widespread occurrence of deeply altered tetrahedrite-(Hg) hosted …

The aim of this research is to characterize the binder and aggregate fractions of sixteen
mortar samples from the bell tower of the St. Nicholas church at Pisa, using X-ray …

The present work is focused on the study of forty-two mortars used in the construction of both
Roman buildings, old Pisa's Cathedral and Modern structures in the Miracles Square (Italy) …

Two different analytical approaches have been taken into account to investigate the role of
Si-rich phases in enhance hydraulic reactions of bedding mortar mixtures from San Lorenzo …

This paper shows the results of a multidisciplinary study carried out on the mortars from the
Late Roman Villa dell'Oratorio (fourth-sixth ad), an aristocratic mansion built in the lower …

In this article, our intention is to summarise the salient findings which emerge from the
previous articles, to widen our gaze to include contexts outside the project sample area …

This paper deals with the stones used as building materials in the centre of Pisa during the
Middle Age. Most of the stones are quarried from the nearby mountains, Monte Pisano and …