This last chapter is dedicated to the building techniques and criteria that were adopted during a period of time ranging from the prehistoric age to the Roman era.
The examples reported in this chapter mainly (but not only) pertain to archaeological finds in Italy but are, in most cases, of general interest.
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(2009). Considerations on Some Ancient Building Techniques. In: Ancient Engineers& Inventions. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2253-0_16
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