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Characterization of Tableware from Fábrica de Loiça de Sacavém : Linking Analyt...

ABSTRACT: Fabrica de Loica de Sacavem (ca. 1858-1994) was among the first to produce white earthenware in Portugal, becoming one of the country's leading ceramic manufacturers during the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Research on white earthenware has accompanied the growing interest in post-industrial archaeology but is still poorly explored compared to more ancient ceramic productions. This study focused ...

Historical lime-based flooring mortars from the Church of Santa Maria de Alcoba...

ABSTRACT: The Monastery of Alcobaça houses in reserve the ceramic tiles that adorned the floor of the church's apse. These tiles were removed during rehabilitation works and many preserve part of their original fixing mortars. A comprehensive analysis of 21 samples was conducted using a multi-analytical approach (X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray spectro...

Cultural Heritage, Materials Science and Synchrotron Radiation: a perspective f...

ABSTRACT: In this communication, examples to be presented are related to ancient ceramics, glasses, archaeological slags, inorganic pigments and lithologic materials where we were able to gain new insights into composition, structure and degradation processes, contributing to their preservation and interpretation for future generation.

Mortars from the Monastery of Santa Maria de Alcobaça, in Portugal: characteris...

Bedding mortars from medieval ceramic flooring from the Alcobaça Monastery in P...

ABSTRACT: Bedding mortars are fundamental materials to ensure the stability of titles, especially in the case of flooring which withstand the impact of people circulation. In a church, the quality of mortars, tiles pieces and their maintenance over time can be decisive for pavement durability. Inside the church of Santa Maria de Alcobaça Monastery, stone slabs are currently the main and the most applied type of...

A XANES approach to the blue pigments in ceramic heritage [Resumo]

An insight into the firing conditions of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain throu...

ABSTRACT: Chinese blue-and-white porcelain is found in archaeological excavations worldwide, being significant evidence of global trade routes and cultural exchange. Synchrotron radiation-based techniques have been applied for studying cobalt speciation to establish a correlation between the cobalt and iron oxidation state and local coordination environment in the rich blue shades of Chinese blue-and-white porc...

A XANES approach to the blue pigments in ceramic heritage [Resumo]

Mortars from the Palace of Knossos in Crete, Greece: A Multi-Analytical Approach

ABSTRACT: The study of building materials constituting cultural heritage is fundamental to understand their characteristics and predict their behavior. When considering materials from archaeological sites, their characterization can provide not only relevant information for a broader understanding of the site and its importance and significance but can also increase knowledge about ancient materials and their p...

The case study of the medieval town walls of Gubbio in Italy : first results on...

ABSTRACT: Good conservation and restoration practices of cultural heritage assets rely on the knowledge of original materials. In the framework of the HERACLES Project (HERACLES—HEritage Resilience Against CLimate Events on Site, H2020 Grant Agreement 700395), dealing with the effects of climatic actions and natural hazards on built heritage, a set of important heritage sites are currently under study to improv...