Aerial mortars and plasters have been widely used in construction throughout history, and
their compatibility with historic mortars and plasters has led to their recent re-adoption. This …

The historic environment undergoes cycles of material deterioration, and these processes
have a powerful impact on the meanings and values associated with it. In particular, decay …

The use of lime in building construction began at least 10,000 years ago, with debated
evidence of earlier uses. The focus of academic research to date has been on historical and …

This paper study the occurrence of aragonite–vaterite–calcite: Polymorphs of CaCO 3 in the
ancient lime plaster works of south India's Alampur group of temples that was under …

Anthropogenic carbonates are pyrotechnological products composed of calcium carbonate,
and include wood ash, lime plaster/mortar, and hydraulic mortar. These synthetic materials …

Bulk samples of mortars from the Santa Eulalia de Bóveda temple (NW Spain) have been
characterized from a chemical and mineralogical point of view, with the aims of contributing …

Mineralogical, chemical and physical characterization of archaeological lime mortars from
different structures at Amaiur Castle (Navarre, Spain) was accomplished in order to …

Two different analytical approaches have been taken into account to investigate the role of
Si-rich phases in enhance hydraulic reactions of bedding mortar mixtures from San Lorenzo …

The present research addresses the compositional and textural properties of bedding
mortars from rubble stone masonries of a historic construction, built between 13th and 17th …

The research aims to reconstruct the chronology of building the Southwest Church, Umm el-
Jimal, Jordan by AMS radiocarbon dating organic inclusions uncovered from the mortars …