Radiocarbon Dating of Mortar from the Aqueduct in Skopje
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9244607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andreja Sironić (0000-0001-7256-206X), Damir Borković (0000-0003-2766-0394), Jadranka Barešić (0000-0003-4634-5859), Ines Krajcar Bronić (0000-0002-6534-4125), Alexander Cherkinsky (0000-0002-6412-7233), Ljiljana Kitanovska, Vjekoslav Štrukil (0000-0003-2166-9259), Lidija Robeva Čukovska (0000-0001-8206-8284) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1239-1251 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/rdc.2019.66 |
| OpenAlex | W2953257636 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 36 |
The Aqueduct is one of the city landmarks of Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. It was part of a water-supply system, with a total original length of about 10 km, while its surface remains are about 385 m long. The age of the Aqueduct is not known—several hypotheses place it to periods between the 6th and 16th centuries. Six mortar samples from different positions of the eastern façade were taken for radiocarbon ( 14 C) dating. In order to extract only the carbon associated to the time of building, three strategies for sample preparation were used: (1) mechanical separation of lime lumps formed during mortar hardening (2) selection on the basis of particle size and the ability to suspend in water induced by ultrasonic shock, and (3) collection of two gas CO 2 fractions produced from the same bulk in reaction with acid. Characterization of fractions was performed by isotopic carbon composition and FTIR-ATR analyses. The most plausible results were obtained from lime lump fractions that were dated in the timeframe of 15th to 17th century
Aqueduct · Archaeology · Composite material · Geochemistry · Geography · Lime · Mineralogy · Mortar · Radiocarbon dating · Building materials and conservation · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Materials Science · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |