Métallurgie du plomb et activités commerciales en façade de la Casa del Salone Nero à Herculanum (VI, 12; VI, 14 et VI, 15)

Excavations in Herculaneum - Interim report - Campaign 2005

Mortiers de chaux et décors architecturaux en Gaule de l'Antiquité au haut Moyen Âge

Actes du colloque

Les revêtements internes des aqueducs d’Arles et des moulins de Barbegal (Alpilles)

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Petro-archaeology of Gallo-Roman lime mortar. Attempt to reconstruction and interpretation of the “chaînes opératoires”: from material to ancient craftsmanship

Petro-archaeological research on Gallo-Roman lime mortars is based on a simple analytical methodology: observations with optical microscopy in transmission, which brings us a maximum of data about the material and the various stages of the “chaîne opératoire”. This work enabled us to draw the general features of the craftmanship (common practices of the ancient structores and tectores), to establish the relations between mortar composition and its “primary” and “secondary” architectural function, then to perceive what are the markers and motivations of the formula adaptations. The importance of the geological environment is shown, because it induces economic and technical choices, requiring…

Habitat et circulation à partir du milieu du Ier s. p.C.

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Etude du mobilier du grand bâtiment absidial: Les enduits du grand bâtiment absidial