“…Prices for commodities such as minerals and metals have increased significantly over the past few years. …”

“…Some perturbations involve stress to aquatic life, including soil and water acidification, soil erosion, loss of base cations, release of trace metals/organic compounds, and application of essential nutrients capable of stimulating primary productivity. …”

“…This book is a synthetic study of these finds as well as of the structures and other types of material such as: common and glazed ceramic, terra sigillata, lamps (probably manufactured on the site); amphorae, coins, metallic and faunal material. Through the new chronological, typological and trading data exposed this volume is essential for people studying ceramic and any archaeologist working on the gallo-roman period…”

“…The book concludes by exploring a variety of applications of miniaturized devices in areas including metal analysis, bioimaging, DNA separation and analysis, molecular biology, and more. …”

“…Este libro, dedicado esencialmente a la Península Ibérica –una de las más grandes regiones productoras de metales de la Antigüedad-, pero que también dedica dos artículos de fondo sobre el Laurión (Grecia) y Rumanía, muestra los logros recientes de la investigación en este ámbito. …”

“…Nos proporcionan el café que bebemos, los metales con los que se fabrican nuestros teléfonos y la gasolina de los coches que conducimos y, sin embargo, pocas veces nos detenemos a pensar quiénes son, así como de dónde proceden esas materias primas. …”