Scientists Buried Human Bodies in Plaster. 5 Years Later, They Dug Them Back Up.

Researchers recreated these burials, painting three donor bodies in red ochre, then covering one in lime plaster, one in ...

Roman Plaster Is Revered Worldwide. A Neolithic Group Beat Them to the Punch by 8,000 Years.

We’re giving the Romans a little too much credit.
Greek Reporter

Ancient Builders Mastered Dolomitic Lime Plaster 8,000 Years Before the Romans

A new study reveals the oldest known use of dolomitic lime dates to the Neolithic period, pushing back its origins by nearly ...

Plaster-making technique previously attributed to the Romans appears 8,000 years earlier in Motza

Excavations from 2015 to 2021 on the ancient site of Motza, just west of Jerusalem, revealed a sprawling settlement with some ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Ancient builders mastered complex plaster techniques 8,000 years before the Romans — and archaeologists just found the proof beneath a Scottish crannog

Around 9,000 years ago, in a village northwest of Jerusalem, someone stacked chunks of dolomite rock into a fire hot enough ...
Artnet

Plaster Casts of the Elgin Marbles Are Actually Better Preserved Than the Marbles Themselves, According to a New Study

Lord Elgin didn’t want to lose any more Parthenon marbles. The ancient temple atop the Athenian acropolis had already been through an ordeal: marred by a 3rd century AD fire, damaged when the temple ...
Architectural Digest

Plaster Over Everything? Unpacking the Trendiest Material in the Biz

This is an edition of The Source newsletter, AD PRO’s essential read for design industry professionals. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every week. Pick up an issue of AD and it’s hard ...

Buffalo Restoration Expert Brett Swiatek Shares Insights on Ornamental Plaster Restoration with HelloNation

Can decorative plaster and gilding really be saved, even when they appear beyond repair? According to a HelloNation article, ...
Architectural Digest

Minimize Plaster Repair With These 5 Tips for Perfect Plaster Walls

Plaster, a decorative wall coating of lime, sand, and sometimes fibers, has been around since the beginning of time—and so has plaster repair. Although subject to cracks and bubbles, it's a durable ...