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TL dating and XRF clay provenance analysis of ancient brick at Cuicul Roman city,Algeria |
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| Authors: | Kharfi Fayçal Boudraa Lahcen Benabdelghani Imene Bououden Mahfoud |
| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Physics, University of Ferhat Abbas-Setif 1, Campus El-Bèz, 19000, Setif, Algeria ;2.Laboratory of Dosing, Analysis and Characterization with High Resolution (DAC), Campus El-Bèz, 19000, Setif, Algeria ;3.Nuclear Research Centre of Birine, Birine, Algeria ;4.National Public Museum of Setif, Setif, Algeria ; |
| Abstract: | In this work, a terra-cotta brick collected from the famous archaeological Roman city Cuicul, Algeria, was successfully dated by thermoluminescence. The provenance of the fabrication material was also identified by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF). The results obtained show that the brick was probably made in 198 A.D. This date is in good agreement with the history of the dated site and the neighborhood Caracalla arch edified in honour to Caracalla emperor (211–217 A.D.). The XRF study demonstrates that the raw clay used for the fabrication of the brick is local and well selected by the Roman builders. |
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