Building Materials of the Ancient May

Name: Building Materials of the Ancient May
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ISBN: 9783838331157

ISBN-10: 383833115X

ISBN-13: 9783838331157

Edition: N/A

Authors: Isabel Villaseï¿½or

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Lime plasters are mixtures of burnt lime, aggregates and other materials that were widely used by the ancient Maya in public monumental buildings. This research makes use of a range of analytical techniques in order to characterise archaeological plasters of various chronological periods from Palenque, Calakmul and Lamanai, three important lowland Maya sites. The work also reviews various sources of information, including ethnographic and ethnohistorical descriptions, for the understanding of ancient Maya lime plaster production and the social and environmental implications of this technology. The results of the analytical work demonstrate that plasters from the three sites have varying…

Book details

List price: $114.00
Publisher: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Company KG
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English