Spectroscopic analysis of archaeological remains from roman sites of medellín (Badajoz) and its environment

Abstract

In this work, the results obtained using several spectrometric techniques allowing the characterization of Roman, Islamic and modern vestiges found in the area of the Colonia Metellinensis, in the modern village of Medellin (Badajoz, Spain), are presented. Moreover, several pictorial rests found in La Majona Roman villa, situated in the surroundings, some kilometers from the Colonia, and what constitutes one of the archeological roman sites most important in the area, were also analyzed. The used techniques were X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF), carried out in situ, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDX), being the third ones carried out at the facilities of the support research of University of Extremadura.