The rediscovery of colors at Kainua-Marzabotto, in Baldoni V. (ed.), From Pottery to Context. Archaeology and Virtual Modelling

Natalucci, Marta (2021) The rediscovery of colors at Kainua-Marzabotto, in Baldoni V. (ed.), From Pottery to Context. Archaeology and Virtual Modelling. Archeologia e Calcolatori, 32 (2). pp. 95-104. ISSN 1120-6861

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Abstract

The city of Kainua (Marzabotto), inhabited between the end of the 6 th century BC and the beginning of the 4th century BC, is one of the most important and best-preserved Etruscan centers. During the excavations performed by the University of Bologna in the area of the temple of Uni, masses of rare red ochre and Egyptian blue pigments have been found. After this discovery, a series of analyses has been carried out in order to study the polychromy of the architectural terracottas of the site. Thanks to spectroscopic analysis, it has been possible to examine the composition of the pigments that were employed. Moreover, the Visible- Induced Luminescence (VIL) technique not only confirmed the use of Egyptian blue, but also allowed to rediscover the decoration pattern of some painted tiles which belonged to one of the temples of the acropolis. This discovery is very important because the use of Egyptian blue had never been attested before in the Etruscan Po Valley. Lastly, the study has allowed to create a 3D reconstruction of some painted architectural elements, which are preserved nowadays in fragments.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Virtual Reality and 3D Modelling; Classification of archaeological finds
Subjects:	900 Storia, Geografia e discipline ausiliarie > 930 Storia dei mondo antico fino al 499 ca. > 930.1 Archeologia (Classificare qui la Storia fino al 4000 a.C., l'Archeologia preistorica, le opere interdisciplinari sull'Archeologia) > 930.102 Archeologia - Opere miscellanee > 930.1028 Archeologia – Tecniche, metodologie, apparecchi e strumenti (comprende: Archeometria) > 930.10285 Archeologia – Applicazioni informatiche (comprende: tecniche di datazione)
Depositing User:	Dott.ssa Paola Moscati
Date Deposited:	19 Apr 2024 14:43
Last Modified:	19 Apr 2024 14:43
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/22841

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