Trade with the West. Glass bowls of Eastern Mediterranean origin found in the courtyard of the Casas del Turuñuelo site (Guareña, Badajoz, Spain): Archaeological context, analysis and conservation

The aim of this work is presenting a group of glasses excavated from the archaeological site Casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Badajoz, Spain), whose destruction dates back to the 5th Century BCE. Different types of glasses were found, among them two thick-walled translucent bowls and a very fine blue-c...

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Authors: Rodríguez González, Esther, Celestino Pérez, Sebastián, Medina Sánchez, María Cruz, Zucchiatti, Alessandro, Barrio Martín, Joaquín
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/335071
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/335071
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Tartessos
Central Guadiana Valley
Glass bowls
Weathering
PIXE
PIGE
Conservation
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Summary:The aim of this work is presenting a group of glasses excavated from the archaeological site Casas del Turuñuelo (Guareña, Badajoz, Spain), whose destruction dates back to the 5th Century BCE. Different types of glasses were found, among them two thick-walled translucent bowls and a very fine blue-coloured bowl. The study and conservation of these pieces has made it possible to characterize the composition of the different types of glass and their specific degradation, and to identify the possible origin where they were manufactured, in the Eastern Mediterranean. In addition, it has managed to recover the original surface and shape of these pieces and has given them the necessary consistency to be well preserved and studied.