The detection of material reuse in ancient construction What is the role of dating methods?
- Publication type: Journal article
- Journal: Ædificare Revue internationale d’histoire de la construction
2018 – 2, n° 4. Recyclage et remploi : la seconde vie des matériaux de construction - Authors: Guibert (Pierre), Urbanová (Petra), Lanos (Philippe), Prigent (Daniel)
- Pages: 89 to 117
- Journal: Ædificare
The contribution of dating methods to the detection of the reuse of architectural terracotta (ATC) is examined in twenty-five buildings from the Early Middle Ages. Reuse is found to be the case when the ATC production age is found to be greater than that of construction. Thus, the reuse of Roman ATC is frequent but not systematic. The recent development of luminescence dating of mortar, directly accessing the chronology of construction, breathes new life into the study of reuse.
- CLIL theme: 3076 -- TECHNIQUES ET SCIENCES APPLIQUÉES -- Architecture, Urbanisme
- ISBN: 978-2-406-09276-6
- EAN: 9782406092766
- ISSN: 2649-177X
- DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-09276-6.p.0089
- Publisher: Classiques Garnier
- Online publication: 09-16-2019
- Periodicity: Biannual
- Language: French
- Keyword: Reuse, architectural terra cotta, mortar, dating methods, Early Middle Ages
