Since prehistoric times, the precious red coral Corallium rubrum (L., 1758) has been an essential Mediterranean resource (Fig. 1.3). As a precious stone in jewellery, red coral has been found among artefacts unearthed from prehistoric graves in various Mediterranean and European locations (Tescione 1965; Marini and Ferru 1989; Bussoletti et al. 2010; Cattaneo-Vietti and Bavestrello 2010; Tsounis et al. 2010). Over time, its red high-magnesium calcite skeleton has also assumed important religious and apotropaic significance as people believed it to be a good luck charm (Balzano 1838, 1870; Price and Narchi 2015). Even today, coral amulets and necklaces are donated to infants and brides as propitiatory ornaments.
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Titolo: | Fishing the Mediterranean Red Coral | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2021 | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11567/1059248 | |
ISBN: | 978-1-5275-6783-2 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 02.01 - Contributo in volume (Capitolo o saggio) |