Provenance study of limestones used for historical mortar production in the Great Moravian archaeological site Breclav-Pohansko, Czech republic
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | MINERAL DEPOSIT RESEARCH FOR A HIGH-TECH WORLD, VOLS. 1-4 |
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| Field | Geology and mineralogy |
| Keywords | Limestone; historical mortars; chemical composition |
| Description | The paper gives an overview of identification possibilities of source limestones used for lime burning in the Breclav-Pohansko archaeological site. Limestones from four sites were examined: Skalica, Holic, Hlohovec, and the Palava Hill. The chemical compositions of limestones were compared to compositions of mortars and underburned limestones extracted from mortars. Hlohovec was excluded as a source site based on the results. |
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