Mortar is of fundamental importance for the building technology. It is used to bind together
masonry units and ease the building process. Several building techniques evolved to take …

Nanomaterials featuring branched carbon nanotubes (b-CNTs), nanofibers (b-CNFs), or
other types of carbon nanostructures (CNSs) are of great interest due to their outstanding …

Adobe bricks, or mud bricks, are construction elements which have defined major
architectural traditions in the Andes over thousands of years. From Moche pyramids and the …

Among archaeological micro-remains, starches can be used as a tool for reconstructing past
environments, diets, and trade patterns through the identification of the plants collected and …

Bio-based alternatives for existing construction materials can be used to reduce the carbon
footprint of the built environment. Hempcrete is one of these materials and is both an …

This article presents the results of the geoarchaeological study of earthen building materials
used in a Tartessic public building at Casas del Turuñuelo. The construction dates back to …

The brittle nature of concrete sometimes makes it challenging for many critical applications.
Research has indicated that including discrete short-length, closely spaced fibers in …

Mudbrick constructions are extremely common in ancient western Asia, including the 1st
millennium structures of the southern Caucasus and Armenian highlands. However, in the …

The recent excavations at Tell Iẓṭabba undertaken by the German-Israeli Tell Iẓṭabba
Excavation Project have revealed an important sequence of architectural structures …

Abstract The Tel Tsaf decoration motifs have been known for over 45 years now, first
described after R. Gophna's excavations at Middle Chalcolithic (ca. 5200–4700 cal BCE) Tel …