@article{PAR00026228,
  title = {{R}oman-era alluvial waste in the {V}istre de la {F}ontaine ({N}imes, southeast {F}rance) : from a sacred spring to a contaminated river},
  author = {{F}laux, {C}. and {S}ave, {S}. and {S}crinzi, {M}. and {L}arousse, {N}. {M}. and {V}aschalde, {C}. and {R}enaud, {A}. and {T}illier, {M}. and {G}uihou, {A}. and {D}eschamps, {P}ierre and {V}eron, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he excavation of a palaeochannel at the {V}istre de la {F}ontaine 2-2 archaeological site, 3 km downstream from the ancient city of {N}imes (southeastern {F}rance), provided an accumulation sequence covering the last 2,500 years. {T}race metal analyses of these alluvial sediments disclosed lead ({P}b) contamination during the {E}arly {R}oman {E}mpire, with concentrations close to 1,000 ppm, a factor of 100 above the local geochemical background. {T}his excess of {P}b shows a uniform isotopic signature that may reflect unchanged ore sources, perhaps from the {M}assif {C}entral or from {G}reat {B}ritain. {T}he {P}b peak accompanied visible waste that was transported in the sediments of the {V}istre de la {F}ontaine at the time of the development of the {N}imes urban water supply and drainage network during the {E}arly {R}oman {E}mpire. {T}his research shows the bimillennial persistence of palaeo-contamination in a peri-urban alluvial plain and the relevance of fluvial sedimentary archives in documenting ancient waste.},
  keywords = {{G}eoarchaeology ; lead ; isotopes ; palaeopollution ; waste ; {E}arly {R}oman ; {E}mpire ; {FRANCE} ; {NIMES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {R}oman {A}rchaeology},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {{PII} {S}1047759423000132 [ ]},
  ISSN = {1047-7594},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1017/s1047759423000132},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00026228},
}