AMALIA, A Matching Algorithm for Lead Isotope Analyses: Formulation and proof of concept at the Roman foundry of Fuente Spitz (Jaén, Spain)

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dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, Javier
dc.contributor.authorSinner, Alejandro G.
dc.contributor.authorMartínez-Chico, David
dc.contributor.authorSantos Zalduegui, José Francisco
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-06T17:24:47Z
dc.date.available2023-11-06T17:24:47Z
dc.date.copyright2023en_US
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThis article presents A Matching Algorithm for Lead Isotope Analyses (AMALIA) that yields analytical coincidences in lead isotope databases, allowing a fast selection of potential candidates for metal provenance. As a proof of concept, potential ore sources for 29 Roman lead artifacts from the archaeological site of Fuente Spitz (Jaén, Spain) are provided. Additionally, a reassessment of legacy, TIMS lead-isotope analyses is conducted by re-analysis of 26 galena samples from nearby mining districts by MC-ICP-MS. The study demonstrates the accuracy and reliability of AMALIA and stresses the need to assess the isotope ratio data obtained without lead isotopic tracers (spikes) by TIMS carefully on a case-to-case basis. At the archaeological level, our study shows that the foundries and smelting sites at Fuente Spitz and Cerro del Plomo processed galena ores from the mining districts of La Carolina and Linares to produce a variety of lead products and lead ingots that have been found at several places thorough Europe, thereby providing tangible evidence of the regional and long-distance commercial circuits that these foundries were supplying.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funding the project Mediterranean Connectivity: Economy, Trade and Commercial Circuits in the Roman West (2nd c. BCE – 1st c. BCE) (890-2019-0037, A.G. Sinner).en_US
dc.identifier.citationRodríguez, J., Sinner, A. G., Martínez-Chico, D., & Zalduegui, J. F. S. (2023). AMALIA, A Matching Algorithm for Lead Isotope Analyses: Formulation and proof of concept at the Roman foundry of Fuente Spitz (Jaén, Spain). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 51, 104192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104192.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104192
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/15582
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Archaeological Science: Reportsen_US
dc.subjectLead isotopesen_US
dc.subjectRoman miningen_US
dc.subjectSocietatesen_US
dc.subjectHispaniaen_US
dc.subjectMetallurgyen_US
dc.titleAMALIA, A Matching Algorithm for Lead Isotope Analyses: Formulation and proof of concept at the Roman foundry of Fuente Spitz (Jaén, Spain)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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