Characteristics of the various building materials used in the Noh Gonbad Mosque

There are several ways to undertake the study of human history: through the written texts, the remains found in archaeological excavations such as burials, ceramics, or the study of monuments and masonry structures. In particular, the study of some artificial materials constituting the historic buildings, such as mortars (for masonries, for renderings, for decorations), unfired and fired bricks, is very interesting because they maintain and transmit to us, not only the aspect of an artifact but also the constitutive material, whose study, allows us to draw information on the ancient technologies used to realize the artifact itself. The information we may obtain from the study of these materials, contribute to the knowledge of our past and our history and tell us about the skill of the ancient masons to take advantage of the raw materials of their territories