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Historic mortars from the Coudenberg archaeological site : characterization and source of raw materials

dc.contributor.authorFontaine, Laurent
dc.contributor.authorHayen, Roald
dc.contributor.authorGodts, Sebastiaan
dc.contributor.authorDe Clercq, Hilde
dc.coverage.spatialBelgiumen_US
dc.coverage.spatialBrusselsen_US
dc.coverage.temporal12th centuryen_US
dc.coverage.temporal13th centuryen_US
dc.coverage.temporal14th centuryen_US
dc.coverage.temporal15th centuryen_US
dc.coverage.temporal16th centuryen_US
dc.coverage.temporal17th centuryen_US
dc.coverage.temporal18th centuryen_US
dc.date2014-02
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-22T09:45:29Z
dc.date.available2024-01-22T09:45:29Z
dc.identifier.citationLaurent Fontaine, Roald Hayen, Sebastiaan Godts, Hilde De Clercq, "Historic Mortars from the Coudenberg Archaeological Site: Characterization and Source of Raw Materials", Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, 16/ 1 (2014): 71-84en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/11254
dc.descriptionThe characterization of historic mortars by means of a concise methodology of material analyses can provide crucial information with regard to the origin of the raw materials and the ancient mortar technology. For the analysis of the historic mortars of the Coudenberg archaeological site, the methodology consists of optical and scanning electron microscopy, simultaneous thermal analysis and an acidic treatment. These analyses were carried out on a total of 17 samples lifted from various areas in the site, in function of the building chronology resulting from a historic built investigation. The type of binder and aggregate as well as their volumetric ratio were determined. Both binder and aggregate present distinctive features, which made it possible to identify the probable geological provenance of the raw materials. The observations are verified with available historical records regarding the construction of the main banqueting hall - the Aula Magna - and the use of raw materials such as limestone and sand for the production of lime and construction purposes.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherManey Publishingen_US
dc.titleHistoric mortars from the Coudenberg archaeological site : characterization and source of raw materialsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.frascatiHistory and Archaeologyen_US
dc.audienceScientificen_US
dc.subject.freemortar characterizationen_US
dc.subject.freeraw materialen_US
dc.subject.freelimestoneen_US
dc.subject.freelime lumpen_US
dc.subject.freemicrofossilen_US
dc.subject.freeBrusselian stoneen_US
dc.subject.freeBrusselian sandsen_US
dc.source.titleConservation and Management of Archaeological Sitesen_US
dc.source.volume16en_US
dc.source.issue1en_US
dc.source.page71-84en_US
dc.relation.projectFunded by Palais de Charles Quint asbl / Paleis van Keizer Karel vzwen_US
Orfeo.peerreviewedYesen_US
dc.identifier.publisherlinkhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1179/1350503314Z.00000000071
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1179/1350503314Z.00000000071


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