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I work with the geoarchaeology of old stone: quarries, monuments, rock art. And I try to figure out about their weathering, and conservation using traditional crafts. I also burn lime the traditional way. Many of my domestic services are managed through FABRICA, a registered Norwegian company established with good partners. On this website I publish articles on geology and cultural heritage. For the joy of old stone! Per Storemyr
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Category Archives: lime burning
Bioerosion of shells on the beach – and in old Norwegian lime mortars
Looking closely at shells on the beach, you will find that most have smaller and larger holes, tunnels and “galleries” made by boring organisms. This is bioerosion, a powerful part of the process that makes shells break down and eventually become part of a shell sand deposit. Along the coast of Norway, such deposits were sometimes dug for aggregate to make lime mortars for building medieval churches. And bioerosion of shell fragments in the mortars can still be seen under the microscope. It may aid the understanding of how the mortars were made. Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, lime burning, Marble, Weathering history
Tagged bioerosion, kalk, lime, lime mortar, lime mortar microscopy, Moster gamle kirke, Norway, Sakshaug gamle kirke, sea shell
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Grunnmuren til Fastings Minde i Bergen: Etter 5 år står tradisjonskalken fortsatt godt!
Den store grunnmuren til 1700-tallsbygningen Fastings Minde i Bergen ble i 2020 restaurert med tradisjonskalk. Arbeidet ble gjort under et større kurs i bruk av “hjemmebrent” kalk fra ovnene i Hyllestad. I dag, 5 år etter, står den værutsatte muren … Continue reading
Posted in lime burning, Marble, Monument conservation, Norway
Tagged Bergen, Fastings Minde, Hyllestadkalk, hyllestadmarmor, kalk, kalkbrenning, kalkhvitting, kalkmørtel, kalkslemming, kurs, lime, lime burning, lime mortar, Osterøykalk, restaurering, sand, tradisjonskalk
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Kalkbrenning på Sørlandet. Foredrag på Arkeologikafé i Kristiansand
Sist torsdag var kalkbrennerkollega Anders Oppegaard og jeg invitert av Agder Fylkeskommune til å holde foredrag om «Kalkbrenning på Sørlandet» i serien «Arkeologikafé». Dette er et tilbud til alle som er interessert i kulturminnevern og arkeologi – og holdes på Teateret i Kristiansand. Stort oppmøte da Anders og jeg la i vei om kalkens historie på Sørlandet og om hvordan vi nå brenner kalk i Tvedestrand for kulturminnevernet. Her kan du ta en kikk på en lett bearbeidet versjon av foredraget. Tusen takk til Fylkeskommunen og arkeologene Theodor Lothe Bruun og Morten Kutschera for invitasjonen. Continue reading
Historien om en brent knollekalk
Fra knollekalk til kalkmørtel med røde, brente leirskiferkorn. En personlig historie. Eureka! Continue reading
Posted in lime burning, Norway
Tagged kalk, kalkbrenning, kalkmørtel, kalkovn, kalkstein, knollekalk, lime, lime burning, slagg, slagg i kalkmørtel, teglstein
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Slag in Norwegian medieval lime mortars
During investigation of Hedrum church by Larvik in the winter of 2023, it was noticed that its hard, medieval lime mortars contained large amounts of slag fragments. By then it was not obvious whether the slag had been deliberately added, for example deriving from bog iron production, or whether it was naturally resulting from the burning of impure limestone at high temperatures. Subsequently, slag was discovered in medieval mortars at several other churches. Slag formation was also seen during contemporary, small-scale burning of impure limestone for restoration purposes. Hence, it became increasingly evident that “native” slag from the limestone itself is an ingredient not uncommon in old, Norwegian mortars. On further investigation and analysis, the significant hydraulic character of such mortars was moreover elucidated. This article discusses slag and other compounds and what effects they have on mortar properties. Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, lime burning, Monument conservation, Norway
Tagged Hedrum church, kalk, kalkbrenning, kalkmørtel, kalkmørtel mikroskopi, kalkovn, kalkstein, lime, lime burning, lime mortar, lime mortar microscopy, limestone, marble, marmor, Nøtterøy church, slag, slag in lime mortar, slagg, slagg i kalkmørtel, tradisjonshåndverk, tradisjonskalk, Ulnes church
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Middelalderkirker i stein: Hva mikroskopanalyse av kalkmørtler kan fortelle om historie, skader og mørtelvalg for restaurering
Vi vet mye om alle steinene som er brukt i norske middelalderkirker. Det er gjort betydelig forskning på feltet, kunnskapen er publisert og er lett tilgjengelig for både fagfolk og lekfolk. Men vi vet nesten ingenting om kalkmørtlene som ble … Continue reading
Norwegian medieval lime mortars under the microscope
Happy New Year to all my readers! Having burnt lime the small-scale, traditional way for some time, over the last couple of years my interest in the fascinating world of old Norwegian lime mortars has intensified. As 2023 draws to … Continue reading
