A brief history of the nature, use and technology of binders in ancient constructions and
buildings is outlined, including the apparent chronological discontinuities related to …

The building materials of the Theatre of Marcellus, 44–11 bce, reflect Roman builders'
careful selections of tuff and travertine for dimension stone and volcanic aggregates for …

Background: The Roman Maritime Concrete Study The Roman Maritime Concrete Study, an
international research project directed by JP Oleson, C. Brandon and RL Hohlfelder, was …

A mortar is a material resulting of the intimate mixture of sand grains, a binder (lime, cement,
etc.) and water. The properties and characteristic of the mortars mainly depend on the nature …

This paper examines the role of mortars and plasters in the construction process during the
Roman period and seeks to elucidate the chaîne opératoire from the production of the main …

This article provides a geological framework for the study of the cut-stone and concrete
masonry of ancient Rome that yields important new insights into the many uses of native …

The extraordinarily durable concretes of Imperial Age (27 BC through 3rd century AD)
monument construction in Rome contain scoriaceous, highly potassic, altered volcanic ash …

The central purpose of this book is to present literary, archaeological, and analytical data
concerning Roman concrete structures built in the sea, with particular focus on the highly …

Roman hydraulic maritime concretes of the central Italian coast have pumiceous volcanic
ash, or pulvis Puteolanus, from the Bay of Naples as mortar pozzolan. Petrographic and …

Numerous works which have characterised binders in historical buildings (Fratini and
Giovannini, 1990; Chiari et al., 1992; 1996a; 1996b; Collepardi, 1993; Fratini et al., 1994; …