Paper published in a book (Scientific congresses and symposiums)
Historical Mortars in Wallonia (Belgium): A New Archaeological Approach. The Case of the Mediaeval Fortress of Pont-de-Bonne (Belgium, Province of Liège)
Historical Mortars; Pont-de-Bonne; Carolingian period
Abstract :
[en] This paper deals with an innovative methodology dedicated to the study of
historical mortars. Gathering macroscopic observation, petrography in thin sections,
chemical analyses as well as physical and mechanical data namely obtained with non
destructive technologies developed for the petroleum industry, it allows cross-interpretation
that can effectively contribute to archaeological research through correlations with the age,
the function, the technology and the provenance of each mortar sample collected on a
studied site. Following a synthetic description of the proposed approach, a practical
application is illustrated on the site of a mediaeval fortress located in Belgium.
Disciplines :
Archaeology
Author, co-author :
Demelenne, Marie; Royal Museum of Mariemont, Belgium
Bossiroy, Dominique; Microscopy and Mineralogy, Issep, Belgium
Dagrain, Fabrice; Stone Assistance sprl, Belgium,
Delye, Emmanuel ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences historiques > Labo de dendrochronologie
Van Parys, Laurent; Civil Engineering, University of Mons, Belgium,
Language :
English
Title :
Historical Mortars in Wallonia (Belgium): A New Archaeological Approach. The Case of the Mediaeval Fortress of Pont-de-Bonne (Belgium, Province of Liège)
Publication date :
October 2016
Event name :
4th Historic Mortars Conference HMC2016
Event organizer :
Laboratory of Building Materials, Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Event place :
Santorini, Greece
Event date :
10th - 12th october 2016
Audience :
International
Main work title :
4th Historic Mortars Conference HMC2016
Editor :
Papayianni, Ioanna
Stefanidou, Maria
Pachta, Vasiliki
Publisher :
Laboratory of Building Materials Department of Civil Engineering Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
