Gino M. Crisci, Mariano Davoli, Domenico Miriello: Caratterizzazione e provenienza dei materiali lapidei

Gino M. Crisci, Mariano Davoli, Domenico Miriello: Caratterizzazione e provenienza dei materiali lapidei

Gino M. Crisci, Mariano Davoli, Domenico Miriello:  Caratterizzazione e provenienza dei materiali lapidei naturali e artificiali del Castello di Carlo V a Crotone

CHARACTERIZATION AND PROVENANCE OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL STONES OF THE CARLO V CASTLE
The castle of Carlo V (Crotone - South Italy) was built around the 840 AD over the Greek Acropolis to defend the city from Saracen raids. Subsequently, the structure was modified in 1541 by Carlo V and the current look is the work of Spaniards. This paper addresses the geochemical and petrographical characterisation of the natural and artificial stones used for its construction. The study showed that the greatest part of the raw materials (limestone for lime, clay for bricks, inert materials, stony natural materials) used in order to construct the castle are of local origin, except for some volcanic rocks, which come from Mount Etna (Sicilia - Italy). The petrographic and geochemical analyses relieved no significant degradation of stone materials.