Spent the morning in the library researching my topic. found some references in 19th century Italian tracts that may provide some starting points. Read several papers on archeological isotope and other means of identifying quarry sources but it is clear that this can only give a very general source for stone (Pentalic or Carrara) but is not useful for finding specific stone locations within a quarry as there is not enough of a data base to check against. Still, beautiful quiet and peaceful morning.
Spend afternoon walking around Rome. some touristy pictures of touristy places. it is all much cleaner than I recal, due, mostly I think, to the sprucing up that it got for the millenium jubilee. It is a beautiful city, rough around the edges but the hills make it feel very sensible (look for the river or the hill). Also a nice workout. Probably strolled only a couple of miles but it felt like a hike. Maybe its just me.
some pictures.
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