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The Acqualadrone Rostrum: a physical-chemical investigation to understand the Material History

2013

The aim of this work is to define the conservation state and to ascertain the provenance of raw materials used in the construction of the Acqualadrone Rostrum. In 2008 the rostrum (an offensive naval weapon mounted on the prow at the waterline), from an ancient warship was recovered from the Mediterranean near Acqualadrone, Messina, Sicily. The archaeological discovery has led to the need for scientific research in order to plan the conservation treatment of this artefact. The discovery is exceptional because of the presence of a wooden section from the original ship. The physical-chemical investigation, by using some complementary spectroscopic techniques, was focused on the characterizati…