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Local geology controlled the feasibility of vitrifying Iron Age buildings

During European prehistory, hilltop enclosures made from polydisperse particle-and-block stone walling were exposed to temperatures sufficient to partially melt the constituent stonework, leading to the preservation of glassy walls called ‘vitrified forts’. During vitrification, the granular wall ro...

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Autores principales: Wadsworth, Fabian B., Heap, Michael J., Damby, David E., Hess, Kai-Uwe, Najorka, Jens, Vasseur, Jérémie, Fahrner, Dominik, Dingwell, Donald B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5227690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28079121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep40028

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