Viggen Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Hundreds of years before asbestos became ubiquitous in the construction industry, Byzantine monks used the fibrous material in plaster coatings underlying their wall paintings during the late 1100s, new research shows. Asbestos is a type of natural, rock-forming mineral known for its ability to separate into long, flexible fibers. It has long been thought that asbestos fibers, which are corrosion- and combustion-resistant, were first integrated into such things as plaster, finish coatings and floors after the Industrial Revolution... ...more at LiveScience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 The more you know about Classical Civilization, the more you realize that we had a long way to go to catch up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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