A short history of the use of lime as a building material beyond
Europe and North America Carran, Dorn; Hughes, John; Leslie,
Alick; Kennedy, Craig. 2012 A short history of the use of lime
as a building material beyond Europe and North America. Journal
of Architectural Heritage, 6 (2). 117-146.
10.1080/15583058.2010.511694Full text not available from this
repository. (Request a copy) The use of lime in building
construction began at least 10,000 years ago, with debated
evidence of earlier uses. The focus of academic research to date
has been on historical and archaeological use of lime in Europe
and the Near East. This work is an attempt to provide a summary
of the history of lime as a building material in China, India,
Africa, and Central and South America, based on available
literature resources. Patterns of functional evolution suggest
beginnings in small-scale, domestic surface coating evolving
later to more widespread use linked to societal development in
the regions considered. Commonalities exist in ma