ABSTRACT During the 2nd millennium BC anthropomorphic menhirs belonging to a 3rd millennium BC sanctuary were reused as building material in the Arasseda Nuraghe (Sardinia, Italy). To analyse the Arasseda menhirs and the local Monte Ironi geological samples (presenting similar visual features), chemical (pXRF, ICP-OES, ICP-MS), mineralogical-chemical (PXRD) and physical (Mohs hardness) measurements were performed. Through the experimental data, the menhirs source provenance and the technological properties (workability, durability) of the raw material chosen for sculptural purposes during Copper Age were investigated. To the authors’ knowledge this is the first archaeometric study on the Arasseda menhirs (the third on Sardinian menhirs) and one between the few recently developed on European megaliths.

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阿莱（意大利中西部撒丁岛）的铜器时代竖石矿生产中的地物来源和技术特性研究

摘要在公元前2世纪，属于公元前3世纪保护区的拟人竖石像在Arasseda Nuraghe（意大利撒丁岛，意大利）中被重新用作建筑材料。为了分析Arasseda menhirs和当地的Monte Ironi地质样品（具有相似的视觉特征），进行了化学（pXRF，ICP-OES，ICP-MS），矿物化学（PXRD）和物理（莫氏硬度）测量。通过实验数据，研究了铜器时代用于雕刻目的的原材料的起源来源和技术特性（可加工性，耐用性）。据作者所知，这是首次关于Arasseda竖石的考古研究（关于撒丁岛竖石的第三次研究），也是最近在欧洲巨石上开发的少数​​考古研究之一。