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Community cultural heritage management and protection of selected medieval Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia

open access: yesConservation Science in Cultural Heritage, 2023
The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela are tangible world heritage. However, the sculptures are facing imminent danger of destruction and damage from various factors of deterioration.
Yezihalem Sisay Takele
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Heritage and Conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This chapter focuses on a more positive outlook for Muslim shrines and shows how they can be used and re-interpreted for thier cultural and historical value. There are a number of ways in which the heritage of shrines can be used and promoted. These include the documentation and presentation of existing and destroyed shrines on the Internet, the use of
openaire   +2 more sources

RETHINKING MAIURI: ENHANCEMENT OF STUCCO FINDINGS FROM THE HERCULANEUM ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARKq

open access: yesOchrona Dziedzictwa Kulturowego, 2019
The subject of this study is a group of ninety stucco fragments from the Herculaneum Archeological Park, which were part of the decoration of the Tetrapylon’s barrel vault located in the Decumanus Maximus.
Filippo Edoardo Capasso   +9 more
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Rethinking the Proportional Design Principles of Timber-Framed Buddhist Buildings in the Goryeo Era

open access: yesReligions, 2021
This study examines how the wooden architecture of the Goryeo Dynasty in Korea evolved in an original way while incorporating Chinese architectural principles.
Ju-Hwan Cha, Young-Jae Kim
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Studies on wall painting materials and techniques at two historic buildings in Gyantse, Tibet

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2019
This paper presents a scientific examination of wall paintings at two nonmonastic sites in Gyantse, Tibet: Gazhi Lhakang, which is a family temple built in the mid-eighteenth century by local aristocrats, and the Lotso Residence, which was occupied by ...
Xinhui Yang   +3 more
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Making a case for the spiritual significance of Dinkho tsa Badimo as sacred ceramics in museum collections [PDF]

open access: yesPharos Journal of Theology, 2021
Ceramics as cultural heritage objects have been extensively studied with the main focus being on their functions as vessels used for the transportation, storage, processing and serving of food, and through this study of foodstuffs an exploration of past ...
Ms Mabafokeng Hoeane, Ms Isabelle McGinn
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Multi-stage mask-aware Depth Enhancement for RGB–IR–stereo Fusion on historic Timber Surfaces [PDF]

open access: yesISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
This paper presents a mask-aware multi-stage depth enhancement framework for digital documentation of historical timber surfaces using RGB–Stereo-IR fusion. Accurate geometric recording of aged wood features such as wooden knots remains challenging
J. Pan   +4 more
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Compositional Variation and Color Diversity of Glass Beads from the 4th Century Tomb Complex in Korea

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
This study investigated the chemical compositions and color diversity of various colored glass beads excavated from the 4th century Suchonri site in Korea.
Jeongeun Yi, Hye Ri Yang, Chan Hee Lee
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Synthesis and thermal decomposition kinetics of moisture curable polyurethane films as a reinforcing material for cultural relics

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2020
In situ consolidation is the most common treatment to conserve cultural relics, but materials for preserving fragile organic cultural relics in humid archaeological excavation sites are scarce. To solve the problem, a moisture-curable polyurethane (MCPU)
Xing Zhao   +6 more
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