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Carbonation kinetics in roman-like lime mortar
Materiales de Construccion, 2004 The kinetic parameterisation of lime mortar carbonation is a useful technique for understanding ancient building methods and the long-lived physical-chemical stability of roman monuments.
S. Sánchez-Moral +4 more
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Locating the timacum maius station on the roman road lissus-naissus-ratiaria: New archaeological research [PDF]
Balcanica, 2008 As the exact location of two Timacum stations remains an open issue, the results of the latest archaeological investigations in the environs of Svrljig, southeast Serbia, seem to offer some corroborative evidence for the hypothesis proposed in our ...
Petrović Vladimir P. +1 more
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An unfinished Pompeian construction site reveals ancient Roman building technology [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsRecent excavations at Pompeii’s Regio IX have uncovered an intact ancient construction site, offering insights into Roman building techniques at the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.
Ellie Vaserman +10 more
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Stone mortars in Roman Cisalpine: new specimens
Lanx, 2010 The mortar, made of stone or marble, represents artifact in Cisalpine widespread elsewhere in the Roman world. the morphologies are substantially grouped into two basic shapes: type 1 presents a hemispherical bowl more or less flattened, Type 2 is ...
Andrea Caffini
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Early exploitation of Neapolitan pozzolan (pulvis puteolana) in the Roman theatre of Aquileia, Northern Italy [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The paper reports the results of the analyses on mortar-based materials from the Roman theatre of Aquileia (Friuli Venezia Giulia, Northern Italy), recently dated between the mid-1st Century BCE and the mid-1st Century CE.
Simone Dilaria +6 more
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From Ancient Techniques to Modern Solutions: In Situ Synthesis of C‐S‐H for Sandstone Conservation [PDF]
Advanced ScienceHydraulic calcium‐silicate‐hydrate (C‐S‐H), a key binding agent in both ancient mortars and modern cement, holds significant promise for heritage conservation.
Mengjun Jia +9 more
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Preserving the Danube Limes in Serbia: A review of the biodeterioration of Trajan’s Bridge [PDF]
Starinar, 2023 One of the most significant monuments of the Roman Danube Limes is Trajan’s Bridge, built in the period from 103 to 105 AD. The remains of the pillars on the Serbian bank of the Danube were partially restored four decades ago.
Unković Nikola +3 more
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Heritage, 2021 The manufacturing technology of historical mortars from the Roman to Medieval period apparently has not undergone evolutions. As reported in the literature, a quality decrease in the raw material occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Fabio Sitzia
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Buildings, 2023 This study examines the mortar materials used in the construction of the walls at the Archaeological Roman Fortification site (Ovidiu, Romania) on the shore of Siutghiol Lake.
Nicolae Costin Mociu +5 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 This paper intends to characterize the floor mortar layers (nucleus, rudus and statumen) of the high imperial mosaics of the domus integrated in the Museum of Archeology D. Diogo de Sousa, the oldest roman housing testimonies known in Braga, Portugal. It
Ana Fragata +4 more
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