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Characterization of concrete from Roman buildings for public spectacles in Emerita Augusta (Mérida, Spain)
Mota López, María Isabel
Fort González, Rafael
Álvarez de Buergo, Mónica
Pizzo, Antonio
Maderuelo-Sanz, Rubén
Meneses-Rodríguez, Juan Miguel
Ergenç, D.
Comunidad de Madrid
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Roman concrete
Heritage
Mineralogical analysis
Petrophysical analysis
Provenance
The aim of this work is to characterize the original concrete from Roman buildings for public spectacles, theatre and amphitheatre, from Emerita Augusta, Mérida, Spain. An advanced knowledge of the Roman concrete composition is required for a reliable restoration and preservation of these ancient monuments. The concrete was studied through mineralogical (optical polarized microscopy and X-ray diffraction) and petrophysical (bulk and real density, open porosity to water and Hg, mechanical strength and ultrasonic velocity) analyses. With this work, it is possible to fill the gap that exists in this field and the characterization of the materials used in the Roman concrete from these two buildings, never previously studied, despite the significance of this archaeological ensemble, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993. The results allowed us to determine the composition of the Roman concrete and to infer the provenance of the aggregates used in these monuments.
2017-01-09T07:38:09Z
2017-01-09T07:38:09Z
2018
artículo
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 10(5): 1007-1022 (2018)
1866-9557
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/142237
10.1007/s12520-016-0434-9
1866-9565
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100012818
eng
Postprint
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12520-016-0434-9
Sí
S2013/MIT-2914/GEOMATERIALES 2
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/BIA2014-53911-R
openAccess
Springer Nature