This paper reports on the results of the analyses of 56 stone samples from Roman and pre-Roman artifacts from the ancient town of Atria, currently preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Adria. The city is located in the eastern Veneto lowlands, close to the Po River delta, and far from the main rock outcrops of the region. The objective of this research is to determine the provenance of the stones used in ancient Atria and their trade networks. The analytical techniques adopted include polarized-light optical microscopy (PLM), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and quantitative phase analysis by X-ray powder diffraction (QPA-XRPD). The results reveal a widespread use of imported stones from the central-western territories of Veneto, primarily comprising trachyte from the Euganean Hills and the soft limestone Vicenza Stone from the Berici Hills/eastern Lessini Mounts. Rosso Ammonitico, Maiolica (Biancone) and Scaglia Rossa limestones are also documented. From neighbouring regions, the imported stone types include Aurisina limestone from the Trieste Karst and Istrian Stone. Sandstone was uniquely recognized in G. Popillius’s milestone. Moreover, advanced geochemical and mineralogical analyses performed on the Euganean trachytes allow tracking accurately the quarry sites, revealing an extensive exploitation of the main historical quarries of M. Oliveto, Monselice and M. Merlo, although some provenances from outcrops less systematically exploited were also detected. Notably, the use of rhyolite for manufacturing a pre-Roman gravestone provides new insights regarding the exploitation of Euganean stone resources before the Roman era.

本文报告了对来自阿特里亚古镇的罗马和前罗马文物的 56 个石样的分析结果，这些石样目前保存在阿德里亚国家考古博物馆。该市位于威尼托东部低地，靠近波河三角洲，远离该地区的主要岩石露头。这项研究的目的是确定古代阿特里亚及其贸易网络中使用的石头的来源。采用的分析技术包括偏光光学显微镜（PLM）、X射线荧光（XRF）和X射线粉末衍射定量物相分析（QPA-XRPD）。结果表明，来自威尼托中西部地区的进口石材被广泛使用，主要包括来自 Euganean Hills 的粗面岩和来自 Berici Hills/莱西尼东部东部的软石灰岩维琴察石。Rosso Ammonitico、Maiolica (Biancone) 和 Scaglia Rossa 石灰石也有记录。从邻近地区进口的石材类型包括来自的里雅斯特喀斯特的 Aurisina 石灰石和伊斯特拉石。砂岩在 G. Popillius 的里程碑中得到了独特的认可。此外，对 Euganean 粗面岩进行的先进地球化学和矿物学分析可以准确跟踪采石场地点，揭示了对 M. Oliveto、Monselice 和 M. Merlo 的主要历史采石场的广泛开采，尽管也发现了一些来自较少系统开采的露头的来源。值得注意的是，使用流纹岩制造前罗马墓碑为罗马时代之前尤加尼亚石材资源的开发提供了新的见解。