Evaluation of Inclusions in Mortars of Different Historical Periods From Greek Monuments

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ID8354301
AutoresMaria Stefanidou (0000-0002-1428-9533, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, autor correspondente), I PAPAYIANNI (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Vasiliki Pachta (0000-0002-4069-7768, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Ano2012
Volume54
Fascículo4
Páginas737-751
Data de publicação2012-08-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00645.x
OpenAlexW2125484788
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas7

Mortars were among the first materials used for construction purposes, even from prehistoric times. Their systematic study reveals that they often contained inclusions, which were introduced with the main constituents or added as improvers of mortars' properties. The present study focuses on recording the types of inclusions found in more than 1000 mortar samples of different types (structural, renders and floor mosaic substrates), taken from various monuments of Greece. This extensive study proves that inclusions occur in all types of mortars of all periods and can be distinguished into two categories: those that are added deliberately to mortars to meet specific needs of improvement of their final properties, such as fibrous materials (wood chips, straw); and inclusions that are incorporated into the mass as impurities in the raw materials (lime and clay lumps, shells and probably charcoal particles)

Charcoal · Composite material · Lime · Lime mortar · Metallurgy · Mortar · Raw material · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Building materials and conservation · Chemistry · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geology · Materials Science