History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c29.s2.t4.4
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c29.s2.t4.4
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Lime mortars have been used at Kausambi. These date from 600 B.C. to A.D. 100. But it may be emphasized that by and large only mud mortar and plaster were used. The results of the chemical analysis (*Tables 2* and *3*) show that the content of sand in the mortar, was slightly higher than that in plasters. The average ratio of sand : lime Ca(OH)₂ is about 1:1, whereas in the case of mortars the average is 2:1. For mortars, probably 2 parts of sand were mixed with one part of slaked lime.