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Evidencing Human Occupation of a Small Island Through Ancient Glass: The Case of Ustica (Palermo, Italy) by Martin, Franco Foresta ;Barca, Donatella ;Posedi, Ivona is a Earth and Planetary Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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The subject of this study consists of 17 ancient glass fragments from the island of Ustica (Palermo, Italy) obtained from local museums. All the 17 glass fragments are stratigraphically decontextualized, as they were collected by archaeological surface surveys. Each fragment was analyzed by Electron Micro Probe Analyzer coupled with an Energy Dispersive X-Ray System (EMPA-EDS) and by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to obtain the composition of major, minor and trace elements. Surface analyses revealed the presence of corrosion layers in most of the glass fragments which was evident also in the chemical data. Nevertheless, reconstruction of the glassmaking processes and the approximate period of production was possible for almost all the glass fragments. Less than half of the examined fragments are attributable to recognizable typologies as unguentaria, beakers, bottles, and vases; all the other small fragments are typologically undetermined. Out of 17 fragments only one fragment is of HLLA composition possibly being produced in 17 th -18 th century AD, while all the others can be attributed to soda glass with different periods of production:

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Author

Martin, Franco Foresta ;Barca, Donatella ;Posedi, Ivona

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Earth and Planetary Sciences (Social Sciences)