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II.—The Rock-Hewn and Other Medieval Churches of Tigré Province, Ethiopia

Archaeologia, 1971
More than twenty years ago this Society published a paper of mine entitled The Christian Antiquities of Northern Ethiopia. My present paper takes up the same theme again, describes much new material which has since come to light, and draws some new and better-founded conclusions.
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Weathering processes, structural degradation and slope-structure stability of rock-hewn churches of Lalibela (Ethiopia)

Geological Society, London, Engineering Geology Special Publications, 2010
Abstract Lalibela is located in the northern–central part of Ethiopia, c . 600 km north of Addis Ababa in Northern Wollo (Ahmara Region). The town, which has about 12 000 inhabitants, is situated at an altitude of 2500 m. In its centre a unique complex of 11 rock-hewn Christian Orthodox churches is located,
G. Delmonaco, C. Margottini, D. Spizzichino   +2 more
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Micro‐Raman And Micro‐Stratigraphic Analysis Of The Painting Materials In The Rock‐Hewn Church Of The Forty Martyrs In Şahinefendi, Cappadocia (Turkey)

Archaeometry, 2015
This paper presents the results of analyses carried out on the paintings on the rock‐hewn walls of the Forty Martyrs church at Şahinefendi in Cappadocia (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), a central region of Turkey, performed during conservation work from 2007 to 2012.
Pelosi C, Agresti G, Andaloro M, Baraldi P, Pogliani P, Santamaria U, LA RUSSA, Mauro Francesco, Ruffolo, SA, Rovella N.   +8 more
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The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela : bridging local and global Christian culture

2023
International ...
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TEM- FAST SMALL LOOP SOUNDINGS TO MAP UNDERGROUND TUNNELS AND GALLERIES CONNETING THE ROCK HEWN CHURCHES OF LALIBELA, ETHIOPIA

2003
As one of the first attempts to utilize the technique for intrasite archaeological prospection, a series of coincident square-loop TEM-fast geophysical surveys were carried out over the compounds of the largest of the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela—Bete Maryam and Bete Amannuel— in North Ethiopia.
RANIERI, GAETANO, TIGISTU HAILE, TAMIRU ALEMAYEHU   +2 more
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What kind of volcanite the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela UNESCO's Heritage site are made of ?

2011
The extraordinary monumental complex of the 11 rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, included in the UNESCO’s world heritage list since 1978, attracted the attention of the conservation science community mainly for their severe chemical weathering, physical decay and structural instability.
A Renzulli, F Antonelli, C Margottini, P Santi, F Fratini   +4 more
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A comparison between the rock-hewn churches and geology of Tigray and the hypogean churches and geology of Amhara (Northern Ethiopia).

Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali Residente in Pisa Memorie serie A, 2023
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SOME LONG-FORGOTTEN ROCK-HEWN CHURCHES IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA

African Affairs, 1972
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Tigray’s ancient rock-hewn churches are under threat: why it matters

2022
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The synergic impacts of salt mixture and frost damage on rock decay: implications for the deterioration of rock-hewn heritages

Heritage Science, 2023
Yinghong Wang
exaly