التحليل باستخدام المطيافية بالأشعة تحت الحمراء لحجارة المباني الأثرية : "حالة الحجارة الجيرية المستعملة في المدينة الأثرية تبسة "تيفاست"

Abstract EN

This article aims to identify an optical analysis in the field of archaeology in general, and conservation and restoration in particular.

FTIR analysis is used for the characterization of building stone in the archaeological city of Tebessa “Theveste” this latter was conquered and colonized by Carthaginians, Romans, and Byzantines .We will focus on the prominent material used at the selected site “Building limestone” with all its geological or mineralogical varieties.

It is important to identify all types of these dimensional stone, considering that through a good characterization we can distinguish if alterations are of a geological nature or because of their positions in building, also this led to know methods of restoration and proposing the appropriate materials.