An investigation to establish the source of the Roman lime mortars used in Wallsend, UK [PDF]
, 2018 This paper presents the results of analytical work which aimed to explore potential sources for the lime mortar used in the Hadrianic fort baths and a third-century repair to Hadrian's Wall at Wallsend, UK.
Bell, Anthony +4 more
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Ge-conservación, 2017 In this paper, characterization of the mortars of different constructive elements in Roman Temple of Diana for its conservation is presented. Mortar samples collected from different parts of the Temple were characterized by means of polarized optical ...
Duygu Ergenç, Rafael Fort González
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Study of materials and technology of ancient floor mosaics' substrate
Conservar Património, 2008 A floor mosaic's substrate is composed of a variety of preparatory layers of mortar built on natural levelled ground or on top of a previous pavement.
Vincenzo Starinieri +2 more
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Protection of Historical Mortars through Treatment with Suspensions of Nanoparticles
Heritage, 2023 Mortars, which are very important elements for the integrity of historic monuments, consist mainly of calcium carbonate and silicates in different proportions.
Efstathia I. Pavlakou +4 more
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Mechanical resilience and cementitious processes in Imperial Roman architectural mortar [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014 SignificanceA volcanic ash–lime mortar has been regarded for centuries as the principal material constituent that provides long-term durability to ancient Roman architectural concrete. A reproduction of Imperial-age mortar based on Trajan’s Markets (110 CE) wall concrete resists microcracking through cohesion of calcium–aluminum–silicate–hydrate ...
Marie D. Jackson +9 more
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Combining ground penetrating radar and seismic surveys in the assessment of cultural heritage buildings: The study of roofs, columns, and ground of the gothic church Santa Maria del Mar, in Barcelona (Spain) [PDF]
, 2019 Combined non-destructive techniques are applied in the study of a historical building in Barcelona. Santa Maria del Mar is a magnificent Mediterranean gothic church built between 1329 and 1383.
Caselles Magallón, Josep Oriol +4 more
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Pathologies and analytical study of mosaic materials from Carmona and Italica
Materiales de Construccion, 2011 This work reports on the characterization of Roman mosaic samples from Carmona and Italica (Spain). A physico-chemical study of both glass tesserae and mortar fragments to determine their composition, to evaluate their state of conservation and to study ...
T. Palomar +4 more
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Heritage, 2021 In this work, a protocol of a partially invasive sampling for the archaeometric characterization of ancient mortars from the little Roman Bath of Nora (Sardinia, Italy) is presented.
Fabio Sitzia +3 more
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Chemical and oxygen isotopic composition of Roman and late Antique glass from northern Greece [PDF]
, 2017 The present paper emphasizes the importance of measuring the oxygen isotopic and chemical compositions of ancient glass, in order to constrain some features such as age, raw materials, and production technologies and to identify the \u201cfingerprint ...
Dotsika, Elissavet +4 more
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Cured Meats in Ancient and Byzantine Sources: Ham, Bacon and Tuccetum [PDF]
, 2014 The present study discusses the role of salt-cured meat in dietetics, medicine and gastronomy demonstrated mainly in ancient and Byzantine medical (Galen, Oribasius, Aetius of Amida, Anthimus, Alexander of Tralles and Paul of Aegina) and agronomic ...
Jagusiak, Krzysztof +2 more
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