Investigations of the relics and altar materials relating to the apostles St James and St Philip at the Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli in Rome

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dc.contributor.authorRasmussen, Kaare Lund
dc.contributor.authorvan der Plicht, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorLa Nasa, Jacopo
dc.contributor.authorRibercini, Erika
dc.contributor.authorColombini, Maria Perla
dc.contributor.authorDelbey, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorSkytte, Lilian
dc.contributor.authorSchiavone, Simone
dc.contributor.authorKjaer, Ulla
dc.contributor.authorGrinder-Hansen, Poul
dc.contributor.authorLanzillotta, Lautaro Roig
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-02T16:00:16Z
dc.date.available2021-02-02T16:00:16Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-29
dc.description.abstractTwo types of materials were sampled as part of an investigation of the relics of the Holy Catholic Church of the Apostles St Philip and St James in the Basilica dei Santi Apostoli in Rome: bone‑ and mummy‑materials and architectural samples. The analyses encompassed radiocarbon dating, thermoluminescence dating, gas and liquid chromatographic separation with mass spectrometric detection, X‑Ray fluorescence, X‑Ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, Raman spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results show that the samples were subjected to a number of conservational and exhibition‑related treatments. The alleged femoral bone of St James was dated between AD 214 and 340 (2σ confidence), which shows that this cannot be the bone of St James. An encrustation found in a canal in the reliquary in the high altar construction showed the presence of heavily oxidized rapeseed oil, which was radiocarbon dated between AD 267 and 539 (2σ confidence), and a ceramic shard also found in the high altar construction was TL‑dated to AD 314–746 (2σ confidence). The two latter dates are consistent with a translation of the relics following the erection of the church at the time of Pope Pelagius I in AD 556–561en_UK
dc.identifier.citationRasmussen KL, van der Plicht J, La Nasa J, et al., (2021) Investigations of the relics and altar materials relating to the apostles St James and St Philip at the Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli in Rome. Heritage Science, Volume 9, (2021) Article number 14en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2050-7445
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00481-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16289
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectChemical analysesen_UK
dc.subjectTLen_UK
dc.subjectRadiocarbonen_UK
dc.subjectBasilica dei Santi XII Apostolien_UK
dc.subjectSt Philipen_UK
dc.subjectSt Jamesen_UK
dc.subjectRelicsen_UK
dc.titleInvestigations of the relics and altar materials relating to the apostles St James and St Philip at the Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli in Romeen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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