High-resolution dynamic illustrations in soil micromorphology: A proposal for presenting and sharing primary research data in publication

Rodríguez, Mario Gutiérrez; Toscano, Maurizio; Goldberg, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.05.025

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“…One of the reasons argued in the paper was that data are normally presented in an inaccessible way for non‐geoarchaeologists or micromorphologists. On the other hand, these authors highlighted the potential of digital recording of information through high‐resolution images, which should not be viewed as a complement to the research, but rather a substantial part of the data (Gutiérrez‐Rodríguez, Toscano, & Goldberg, ). Taking inspiration from previous literature (Carpentier & Vandermeulen, ; Fisher et al, ; Gutiérrez‐Rodríguez et al, ; Haaland, Czechowski, Carpentier, Lejay, & Vandermeulen, ), we explore in this paper new possibilities of data collection, processing and presentation through combining SfM technologies and high‐resolution scans of the studied thin sections.…”

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Site formation processes and urban transformations during Late Antiquity from a high‐resolution geoarchaeological perspective:Baelo Claudia, Spain

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To understand abandonment processes and secondary uses of public buildings is a key‐challenge to recognize the scope of the urban transformations in Roman cities during Late Antiquity. In this sense, administrative and religious public spaces such as the fora underwent a great variety of transformations resulting in the genesis of a complex stratigraphy of anthropogenic and natural deposits. Baelo Claudia is a well‐known Roman city located in the Atlantic coast of southern Spain. Recent excavations in the forum have provided new data that elucidate Late Roman urban transformations. In this study, we use archaeological soil micromorphology, physico‐chemical analyses and geochemistry to investigate site formation processes and to document nontraditional forms of occupation not visible in the macroscopic archaeological record. This methodology allowed for the distinction of several anthropogenic activities such as glass recycling, reflooring practices, plundering of ornamental marbles, middening of organic and penning residues, together with the progressive decay of earth‐based constructions. The complex superposition of site formation processes seen at Baelo Claudia underlines the role of micromorphology in the identification of behavioral signatures and its relevance in deciphering urban transformation in Late Antiquity.

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“…SfM technology (commercial software, Agisoft Photoscan) was used to produce volumetric models from the photographs. The studied thin sections were scanned by using MWSI (Gutiérrez-Rodríguez et al 2018). This technique acquires the image directly from the microscope through a camera and Microvisioneer desktop software (http:// www.…”

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Microstratigraphic analysis of the main Roman road in Hispania: the Via Augusta where it passes through the Ianus Augustus (Mengíbar, Spain)

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Chica

Padilla

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Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Roman roads are omnipresent in the Mediterranean basin. Despite the methodological advances achieved, interdisciplinary studies including geoarchaeological techniques are still rare. The aim of this study is to offer a microstratigraphic analysis of an important Roman road in order to characterise the raw materials and construction techniques used to build it and their evolution over time. Our research focuses on the Via Augusta, the longest road in Roman Hispania, where it passes through the Ianus Augustus (Mengíbar, Spain), a monumental complex on the frontier between the provinces of Baetica and Tarraconensis. Archaeological excavations of this road have revealed vertical stratigraphic variations, suggesting the presence of several transit surfaces and repair works. A protocol was designed to characterise the road deposits at the microscale, where micromorphology revealed six overlying roads and their construction techniques. The combination of micromorphology, µ-XRF and the study of the textural parameters of the deposits allowed us to identify the raw materials used and their sources, as well as the specific features generated during the construction and use of the road. The results show how the technical solutions used survived as a tradition for centuries, and how the repair works identified in the stratigraphic sequence have a correlation with the road maintenance works mentioned in the Roman epigraphic record of Hispania Baetica. This study shows how detailed microstratigraphic analyses of Roman roads are very effective in the characterisation of road biographies.

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“…Hacia el este, el norte y el oeste, el sitio se encuentra rodeado por depósitos de origen eólico, de tonos pardos y grano muy fino, los cuales se vinculan a arenas procedentes de las antiguas terrazas de los distintos cursos fluviales de la zona y del mismo Guadiana (ITGE, 1990). Estos sedimentos actualmente se encuentran en el fondo del valle y conforman importantes depósitos de gravas y arenas, mayoritariamente cuarcíticos, redondeados y con un tamaño que alcanza los 15 cm, que se identifican con depósitos de tipo sand-flat dentro de un sistema fluvial de tipo braided (Allen, 1965;Gregory y Walling, 1976), esto es, un curso de agua ancho y con poca profundidad que se divide en varios brazos dejando islas, isletas o barras emergentes que se intercalan para unirse aguas abajo, tal y como actualmente se mantiene el río Guadiana a esta altura de su curso fluvial (ITGE, 1990).…”

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“…Finalmente, las láminas delgadas fueron escaneadas a c. 43.000 ppp con un software de MWSI (Manual Whole Slide Image), que adquiere imágenes directamente desde el microscopio (http://www. microvisioneer.com/) (Gutiérrez-Rodríguez et al, 2018).…”

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“Stairway to Tarteso’s Heaven”: la escalera monumental del yacimiento de Casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Badajoz, España). Primeras evidencias de la fabricación de bloques con mortero de cal en la Península Ibérica

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Pérez

Alejos

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En este trabajo se presenta un análisis arquitectónico y material de la escalera monumental que preside el patio del yacimiento de Casas del Turuñuelo. El análisis de los escalones inferiores nos ha permitido documentar la primera evidencia de la fabricación de un mortero de cal de manera antrópica empleado para la producción de bloques paralelepípedos, a modo de sillares. El trabajo recoge una visión histórica del hallazgo, así como una valoración acerca del impacto que supuso la adopción de esta tecnología y las ventajas funcionales de la misma. Así mismo, se presentan los resultados de los análisis arqueométricos realizados sobre cinco de los escalones mediante los que poder afirmar que nos encontramos ante el primer mortero de cal empleado para la elaboración de sillares en la protohistoria de la Península Ibérica.

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High-resolution dynamic illustrations in soil micromorphology: A proposal for presenting and sharing primary research data in publication

Cited by 5 publications

References 38 publications

Site formation processes and urban transformations during Late Antiquity from a high‐resolution geoarchaeological perspective:Baelo Claudia, Spain

Site formation processes and urban transformations during Late Antiquity from a high‐resolution geoarchaeological perspective:Baelo Claudia, Spain

Microstratigraphic analysis of the main Roman road in Hispania: the Via Augusta where it passes through the Ianus Augustus (Mengíbar, Spain)

“Stairway to Tarteso’s Heaven”: la escalera monumental del yacimiento de Casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Badajoz, España). Primeras evidencias de la fabricación de bloques con mortero de cal en la Península Ibérica

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