Historical buildings carry the key technologies and practical values throughout the
development of architectural heritage. Investigating the restoration techniques for historical …

The analytical characterization of mortar samples from the roman archaeological site of
Pisões, located in Southern Portugal, were carried out by means of X-ray diffractometry …

Materials in the built environment are exposed to several agents that promote alteration
processes resulting in features that might be considered detrimental of its value. There are …

The present study focuses on the compositional characterisation of Roman, proto-Byzantine
and Medieval mortars, sampled in the archaeological site of Kyme (Turkey), an Aeolian city …

This paper presents the results of the compositional study of 29 samples of mortar from the
so‐called “Garum Shop”(I, 12, 8) at Pompeii in Southern Italy. The characterization of the …

Mortar is an artificial material, commonly used since ancient times and widely conserved, in
many cases in good conditions, to the present day. In this study, mortars from different …

The Barbanza Peninsula (Galicia, NW Spain) is located on the west coast of Galicia. It is a
narrow tongue of terrain with an area of 416 km2 and a high altitudinal gradient, with the top …

Over time, the carbonated components of lime-based mortars dissolve and recrystallise,
inducing calcite cementation in the resulting micro-cracks and pores, favouring self-healing …

Rohtas fort built by Sher Shah Suri is located in Jhelum district of Punjab province in
Pakistan. It is a national heritage as well as a UNESCO world heritage site. With the …

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 …