Our MoDeCo2000: Results Overview of the Scientific and Research Project

Abstract

Project Mortar Design for Conservation - Danube Roman Frontier 2000 Years after (MoDeCo2000) deals with mortars used from the 1st to the 6th century AD along the part of the Danube frontier that is situated in the territory of today's Serbia and whose monuments form the UNESCO tentative list “Frontier of the Roman Empire - Danube Limes in Serbia”. The mentioned territory was a provincial area in the Roman period, and the construction activities that happened in this part of the empire were not particularly interesting to the international scientific community dealing with Roman architecture. The aim of this project is to gain knowledge of ancient mortar technology in this area, to allow conclusions to be made about building activities, the exploitation and use of raw materials, as well as the everyday life of the people on the frontier. After interpreting the results obtained in laboratories of testing historical materials, the project is making compatible mixtures of mortars for the future conservation of the Limes monuments, using local raw materials, but also improving the properties of these mortars with different additions.