Evaluation of inclusions in mortars of different historical periods from greek monuments

Archaeometry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 737-751

  Stefanidou, M ^a   Papayianni, I ^a   Pachta, V ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Calcite lumps; Charcoal; Fibres; Historical mortars; Inclusions; Shells

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CHARCOAL; HISTORICAL RECORD; MONUMENT; MORTAR; SHELL;

GREECE;

EID: 84862319268     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2011.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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