The Cultural Heritage of “Black Stones” (Lapis Aequipondus/Martyrum) of Leopardi’s Child Home (Recanati, Italy)
, Vincenzo Palleschi 3, Maria Perla Colombini 4 and Alberto Renzulli 1,*
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
- The abstract must be revised with the core novelty of the work.
- The introduction section must be elaborated with a few more latest and appropriate references.
- Justification for the selection of rocks should be properly elucidated.
- The novelty of the current research must be clearly explained in the manuscript.
- The methodology should be given in a flow chart to increase the readability
- The discussion on results should be elaborated based on the attained results. However, the current discussion only gives a brief explanation but not a proper justification. Scientific justification of results must be presented.
- figures quality must be improved.
- English of the manuscript must be improved
- conclusions should be revised according to the findings and future scope of the current work also must be stated in this section.
Author Response
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Reviewer 2 Report
ABSTRACT:
Row 12: these stones instead of these stone
INTRODUCTION
No comments.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
No comments.
RESULTS
Figure 2 shows representative spectra. There are qualitative and quantitative differences between the spectra of the four stones? Please comment or specify this within the text.
It is recommended to analyze a specimen from the same rock native to Tuscany and make a comparison on similar experimental data. Or at least compare it with existing literature data.
DISCUSSION
There is a problem with Figure 3; please check its full position on the page!
Maybe a short comparison on the lithology of every cited stone will be welcomed, by resuming data into a table.
CONCLUSIONS
No comment.
Author Response
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
I feel the manuscript can be accepted in its present form.
