MULTIANALYTICAL CHARACTERISATION AND PROVENANCE INVESTIGATION OF NATURAL POZZOLANA IN ROMAN LIME MORTARS FROM THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF HIPPO REGIUS (ALGERIA)

Sofiane Djerad, Mohamed; Boufenara, Khédidja; Des Courtils, Jacques; Cantin, Nadia; Lefrais, Yannick

doi:10.5281/zenodo.7412076

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MULTIANALYTICAL CHARACTERISATION AND PROVENANCE INVESTIGATION OF NATURAL POZZOLANA IN ROMAN LIME MORTARS FROM THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF HIPPO REGIUS (ALGERIA)

Published in HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) • Dec 5, 2022

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Mohamed Sofiane Djerad

Khédidja Boufenara

Jacques Des Courtils

Abstract

This research provides the first detailed insight into the composition of hydraulic bedding and coating mortars used in the Roman city of Hippo Regius with the aims of bringing to light the use of natural pozzolanic aggregates for mortars preparation following the legacy of Vitruvius and determining...

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Provenance

Pozzolana

Archaeology

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