Ancient quarries on the Eastern Adriatic Coast with specific reference to the island of brač (Croatia)

• I. Donelli ^[1] ; M. Matijaca ^[2] ; I. Paduan ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Split

     University of Split

     Croacia

     
  2. [2] Croatian Conservation Institute, Split (Croatia)
• Localización: Interdisciplinary studies on ancient stone: proceedings of the IX Association for the Study of Marbles and Other Stones in Antiquity (ASMOSIA) Conference (Tarragona 2009) / coord. por Anna Gutiérrez García-Moreno, María Pilar Lapuente Mercadal, Isabel Rodà de Llanza, 2012, ISBN 978-84-939033-8-1, págs. 636-639
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • During conservation-restoration process on ancient monuments a need to reconstruct eventually evolves on some of the assembling elements. Those assembling elements are made of stone originated from ancient stone quarries that are well known nowadays thanks to the written evidence. Studying these quarries is essential when replacement of a damaged stone is required in reconstructive process. The problem that needs to be resolved is: of which stone type the original element is made of and which other one could be its rightful replacement. On the Eastern Adriatic coast, where the Roman colonies (Pula, Salona, Narona) were situated, we come across ancient monuments built of local stone. The stone was quarried all along the eastern Adriatic coast, on the land as well as on the islands, from Istria to Dubrovnik.