Combustion is a reactive oxidation process that releases energy bound in chemical
compounds used as fuels─ energy that is needed for power generation, transportation …

As part of the Topical Collection on the archaeometric study of ceramics, this paper focuses
on terra sigillata ware. The main aims are to provide a review on the state of the art of the …

Situated on the left bank of the Sabato river, the city of Abellinum (Campania region,
southern Italy) represents a tangible testimony to the influence of the Roman civilization in …

The focus of this work is the archaeometric investigation of ceramic wasters found in a dump
in the workshop area of Cumae that are mostly represented by important production …

Recent excavations of the Via dei Sepolcri ceramic workshop in Pompeii provide an
exceptional window into ancient Roman material culture. The remarkable ceramic objects …

In place of a traditional Advanced Placement Chemistry class at the high school where I
teach, I have recently developed and implemented a year-long, interdisciplinary curriculum …

A total of nine representative pottery fragments belonging to ferruginous, carbonate, and thin‐
walled wares were recovered in refuse middens outside the fortification wall of Pompeii and …

This short paper provides additional details to a recent minero-petrographic investigation on
local and exotic ceramic artefacts collected from the Forum of Cumae and particularly about …

Fifty ceramic sherds of Roman Coarse Ware collected in the Forum of Cumae have been
characterized from an archaeometric point of view in order to define their production …

The characterization of lime mortars has become of primary importance in order to obtain
information about the raw ingredients and building technology of ancient masonry …