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Iron Age builders at Tell el-Burak, Lebanon, used recycled ceramics in hydraulic mortar, new study reveals

Archaeologists working at the Phoenician site of Tell el-Burak in Lebanon have uncovered an intriguing discovery that sheds new light on Iron Age construction technology. In a Scientific Reports paper, researchers describe the first known use of hydraulic lime plaster in the Phoenician lands...

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