ABSTRACT In the south of Italy it is still possible to find ancient buildings whose vaults are constructed with aggregated single hollow ceramic elements locally known as ‘caruselli’. This particular system differs from other types of hollow brickwork in the way its elements are aggregated. Arranged in progressively staggered rows, the ‘caruselli’ are joined laterally and simply binded with mortar in the interstices. As a result, the structure is quite light and can reach considerable sizes. As a matter of fact, the archaeological area of Crotone, Calabria (Italy) was found to host a farm where several buildings had vaults characterized by these ceramic elements; these buildings were examined in order to obtain further knowledge about this construction system. This study, focusing mainly on the analysis of the constituent materials and their chemical and physical properties, allowed us to obtain information so as to better comprehend their historical and archaeological values, production processes and deterioration phenomena, and identify appropriate and efficient preservation actions.

中文翻译：

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使用封闭空心陶瓷元素的建筑技术，典型的卡拉布里亚历史建筑

摘要 在意大利南部，仍然可以找到古老的建筑，它们的拱顶是用当地称为“caruselli”的聚合单一空心陶瓷元素建造的。这种特殊的系统与其他类型的空心砖的不同之处在于其元素的聚合方式。'caruselli' 以逐渐交错的方式排列，横向连接，并在空隙中简单地用砂浆粘合。因此，该结构非常轻，并且可以达到相当大的尺寸。事实上，在意大利卡拉布里亚的克罗托内考古区发现了一个农场，那里的几座建筑都有以这些陶瓷元素为特征的拱顶；对这些建筑进行了检查，以进一步了解该建筑系统。这项研究，