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Title: | The use of limestone in a historic context : the experience of Malta |
Authors: | Cassar, JoAnn |
Keywords: | Architecture -- Malta -- History Stone buildings -- Malta -- History Limestone -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
Publisher: | Geological Society of London |
Citation: | Cassar, JoAnn (2010). The use of limestone in a historic context : the experience of Malta. In B.J. Smith ... [et al.] (Eds.), imestone in the built environment : present-day challenges for the preservation of the past. Special Publications Vol. 331, no.1 (p.13-25). London : Geological Society of London |
Abstract: | The Maltese Islands measure only 316 km², have a population of just over 405 000 and are situated in the central Mediterranean. They are composed of sedimentary rocks, of which the Globigerina and Coralline Limestones have been used as building materials since prehistoric times. This paper gives an overview of the use of these materials, and other imported materials, for building from prehistoric times to the present day, and also looks at the exploitation of the underground environment through the ages. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12228 |
Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCFAArc Scholarly Works - FacBenCBH |
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