Keynote lecture. Radiocarbon dating of complex mortars: can we assess the chances of successful dating?
Gilberto Artioli
10:30 - 10:50 (20min)
Characterization of ancient mortars by combined XRD, NMR and FTIR techniques
Yotam Asscher
10:50 - 11:10 (20min)
Coffee break
11:10 - 11:30 (20min)
The castle of Cannero, Lake Maggiore, Italy: an insight into XIV-XVI century mortar techniques and their bearing on the radiocarbon dating of complex mortars
Giulia Ricci
11:30 - 11:50 (20min)
Assessing the feasibility of electrophoretic separation of CaCO3 polymorphs for archaeological applications
Kristin Poduska
11:50 - 12:10 (20min)
Historic mortar characterisation, useful tools for sample selection and data interpretation of mortar dating
Roald Hayen
12:10 - 12:30 (20min)
Radiocarbon dating potential of lime binders used in Prague in Medieval Period
Jan Válek
12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)
Lunch
14:00 - 14:20 (20min)
Mortar radiocarbon dating: contamination effects and sample characterization. The case studies of medieval sites in the Mediterranean area
Carmine Lubritto
14:20 - 14:40 (20min)
How various carbonate components can affect the pretreatment protocol in radiocarbon dating of mortars
Danuta Michalska
14:40 - 15:40 (1h)
Keynote lecture. Radiocarbon dating of archaeological carbonate materials: difficulties, new directions and applications
Elisabetta Boaretto
15:40 - 16:00 (20min)
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:20 (20min)
Radiocarbon dating of dolomitic mortars from the Convent Saint John, Mustair (Switzerland): first results