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The Croatia coffin still had lime mortar sealing its lid after fifteen centuries underground
Archaeologists working in Cavtat, Croatia, recovered a late-antique sarcophagus that still had its lid sealed with lime ...
Lime-based mortars have underpinned building practice for millennia, valued for their compatibility with masonry heritage, permeability and modest mechanical strength. Formulated from air lime or ...
This work presents the results of a multidisciplinary study on the characterization of the composition of certain joint mortars from the ancient city of Hippo (Algeria), one of the most important ...
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What old-school builders used to hold things together that modern construction replaced too quickly
Lime mortar — used since Roman times — is actually more flexible and longer-lasting than the Portland cement that replaced it in most 20th-century construction. Hide glue, the adhesive of choice for ...
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