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Research Article

Timber-Framing Construction in Herculaneum Archaeological Site: Characterisation and Main Reasons for its Diffusion

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Pages 1301-1319 | Received 23 Jun 2019, Accepted 20 Sep 2019, Published online: 01 Oct 2019

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