Select Painted marks at El Mèdol quarry near Tarragona: observations on the logistics and organisation of a Roman limestone quarry Painted marks at El Mèdol quarry near Tarragona: observations on the logistics and organisation of a Roman limestone quarry
ISSN: 1047-7594
Year of publication: 2019
Volume: 32
Issue: 1
Pages: 251-278
Type: Article
More publications in: Journal of Roman archaeology
Abstract
This paper aims to present a set of painted marks and inscriptions on stone blocks from El Mèdol quarry (Tarragona), the limestone quarry which supplied the stone used to build most of the public edifices, including what is known as the Provincial Forum, in the nearby town of Tarraco, capital of Hispania Citerior. There are 16 marks in red paint and 3 written in charcoal, all linked to the phases of extracting and shaping the stone