Original scientific paper
A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia
A. Kilić-Matić
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Kilić-Matić, A. (2004). A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Opvscvla archaeologica, 28 (1), 91-109. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065
MLA 8th Edition
Kilić-Matić, A.. "A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia." Opvscvla archaeologica, vol. 28, no. 1, 2004, pp. 91-109. https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Kilić-Matić, A.. "A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia." Opvscvla archaeologica 28, no. 1 (2004): 91-109. https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065
Harvard
Kilić-Matić, A. (2004). 'A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia', Opvscvla archaeologica, 28(1), pp. 91-109. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065 (Accessed 20 November 2024)
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Kilić-Matić A. A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Opvscvla archaeologica [Internet]. 2004 [cited 2024 November 20];28(1):91-109. Available from: https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065
IEEE
A. Kilić-Matić, "A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia", Opvscvla archaeologica, vol.28, no. 1, pp. 91-109, 2004. [Online]. Available: https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065. [Accessed: 20 November 2024]
Full text: english pdf 339 Kb
page 91-109
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cite
APA 6th Edition
Kilić-Matić, A. (2004). A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Opvscvla archaeologica, 28 (1), 91-109. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065
MLA 8th Edition
Kilić-Matić, A.. "A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia." Opvscvla archaeologica, vol. 28, no. 1, 2004, pp. 91-109. https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Kilić-Matić, A.. "A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia." Opvscvla archaeologica 28, no. 1 (2004): 91-109. https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065
Harvard
Kilić-Matić, A. (2004). 'A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia', Opvscvla archaeologica, 28(1), pp. 91-109. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065 (Accessed 20 November 2024)
Vancouver
Kilić-Matić A. A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Opvscvla archaeologica [Internet]. 2004 [cited 2024 November 20];28(1):91-109. Available from: https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065
IEEE
A. Kilić-Matić, "A contribution to the study of building techniques and structures at Roman Villae Rusticae on the coast of the Roman province of Dalmatia", Opvscvla archaeologica, vol.28, no. 1, pp. 91-109, 2004. [Online]. Available: https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065. [Accessed: 20 November 2024]
Abstract
There are 205 registered sites of Roman villae rusticae on the shores of the province of Dalmatia, but no particular attention was dedicated to their mutual ties due to insufficient research. The earliest construction of villae rusticae on the eastern Adriatic coast dates back to the early Imperial period in the first century AD. The following building techniques have been registered at Roman villa rustica sites: opus spicatum, opus isodomum, opus pseudoisodomum, opus caementicium, opus incertum, opus reticulatum, opus tesselatum, opus vermiculatum, opus sectile, and opus signinum. Sites containing archeological remains representing these different building techniques are examined based on the existing literature. The mosaic technique (opus musivum) was used to decorate the surfaces of floors, walls and vaults. This technique, similar to painting, is accomplished by setting multi-colored small stone tiles, glazed ceramic or glass on a mortar base. There are two different mosaic techniques, opus tesselatum and opus vermiculatum. Revolutionary changes in civil engineering occurred with the arrival of the Romans to the eastern Adriatic coast. Construction with local materials commenced, but employing techniques not previously known to the indigenous population. The use of mortar is one of the most important innovations brought by the civilization of Classical Antiquity. It was the foundation of all buildings and it was the basic substance of structures called opus caementicium (cementum – cut stone). Mortar consisted of sand and lime in an appropriate ratio mixed with larger or smaller gravel. Modern research into archaeological sites should draw more attention to building techniques and to the types and origins of materials used to construct specific structures.
Keywords
Province of Dalmatia; villa rustica; opus spicatum; opus isodomum; opus pseudoisodomum; opus caementicium; opus incertum; opus musivum; opus tesselatum; opus vermiculatum; opus sectile; opus signinum
Hrčak ID:
6065
URI
https://hrcak.srce.hr/6065
Publication date:
8.12.2004.
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