In the Steps of William the Conqueror: Neutron Activation Analysis of Caen Stone*

Autor:	L. L. Holmes, Garman Harbottle
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	Calcite Archeology History Sculpture Stone formation business.industry Masonry Archaeology chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Homogeneous Neutron activation analysis business Geology
Zdroj:	Archaeometry. 45:199-220
ISSN:	1475-4754 0003-813X
DOI:	10.1111/1475-4754.00104
Popis:	Quarries in the Bathonian stone formation surrounding Caen produced high-quality limestone for medieval churches in northern France and southern England and for their sculptural decoration. To investigate compositional differences among proximate stone sources, 103 samples collected from five separate quarries were analysed by NAA. The results show Caen stone to be essentially pure calcite and relatively homogeneous, but distinction among quarries is possible by discriminant analysis. Comparing compositions of quarry samples with data in the Brookhaven Limestone Database identified the origin of stone used in masonry and sculpture at Saint-Etienne and La Trinite, Caen, and in several museum objects.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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