Chemistry:Ceramic building material
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Short description: Archaeological term for baked clay building material
Ceramic building material, often abbreviated to CBM, is an umbrella term used in archaeology to cover all building materials made from baked clay. It is particularly, but not exclusively, used in relation to Roman building materials.
It is a useful and necessary term because, especially when initially found in archaeological excavation, it may be difficult to distinguish, for example, fragments of bricks from fragments of roofing or flooring tiles. However, ceramic building materials are usually readily distinguishable from fragments of ceramic pottery by their rougher finish.
See also
- Engineering:Adobe – Building material of earth and organic materials
- Engineering:Antefix – Terminal block for the covering tiles of a roof
- Engineering:Brickwork – Masonry made of bricks and mortar
- Chemistry:Cob (material) – Building material made of soil and fiber
- Engineering:Mudbrick – Earth blocks for construction
- Engineering:Tile – Manufactured pieces for covering surfaces
Further reading
- Brodribb, Gerald (1987). Roman Brick and Tile. Stroud: Alan Sutton. ISBN 0-86299-363-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=W4tLAAAACAAJ&q=Roman+brick+and+tile.
- Warry, P. (2006). Tegulae: Manufacture, Typology and Use in Roman Britain. Oxford: Archaeopress.
External links
- Current Archaeology Archaeological Ceramic Building Materials Group
- South Oxfordshire Archaeological Group Ceramic Building Material Recording (Introduction)
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