Petrophysical Analyses of Rock Construction Materials from a Roman Rural Settlement in Podsilo Bay on Rab Island (North-East Adriatic, Croatia).

ABSTRACT: This article presents the results of petrophysical analyses of limestones and sandstones used for the construction of the wall structures of a Roman rural settlement located in Podšilo Bay on Rab Island (Croatia). An on-site analysis of the walls indicated the use of different lithotypes, which is an uncommon case in the area. So far, no petrophysical properties of the applied materials have been tested, and their provenance has not been specified. The aim of this research was to determine their usability as construction materials in an attempt to determine the possible reasons behind the usage of multiple lithotypes and their suitability as building materials. The following procedure was used to address these issues: (1) determination of the petrographic characteristics of the rocks, (2)

SUBMITTER: Trzcinski J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10817424 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature