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Analysis of rock samples collected from rock hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Journal of Archaeological Science, 2013
Abstract With the aim to study alteration processes of the rock hewn churches from Lalibela (Ethiopia), we applied Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technique to measure the elemental composition both of the bulk rock materials and their external layers, exposed to the environmental factors. The analytical plasma was generated by nanosecond
Alemayehu Kiros   +3 more
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Built by angels? Towards a buildings archaeology context for the rock-hewn medieval churches of Ethiopia

World Archaeology, 2009
Abstract The medieval rock-cut churches of northern and central Ethiopia bear witness to an ancient Christian heritage. Hitherto, their study has been largely confined to art-historical and architectural-historical disciplines, but this contribution argues that an archaeological approach may reveal much about their development, chronology and symbolism.
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TEM‐fast small‐loop soundings to map underground tunnels and galleries connecting the rock‐hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia

Geoarchaeology, 2005
AbstractAs 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.
Gaetano Ranieri   +2 more
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THE CHURCH OF MADHANE ALEM IN ADI QASHO AND THE DIFFICULTIES OF DATING OF TIGRAY (ETHIOPIA) ROCK-HEWN MONUMENTS

ВОПРОСЫ ВСЕОБЩЕЙ ИСТОРИИ АРХИТЕКТУРЫ, 2020
Датировка скальных памятников - один из наиболее сложных и дискуссионных вопросов, возникающих перед исследователями в процессе изучения истории архитектуры Эфиопии. Основываясь на различных концепциях и подходах, ученые расходятся в датировке отдельных памятников более чем на 300 лет. Так, один и тот же памятник может быть воспринят как относящийся ко
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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   +8 more
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Slope-Structure Stability Modeling for the Rock Hewn Church of Bet Aba Libanos in Lalibela (Ethiopia): Preliminary Results

2005
Lalibela is located in the northern-central part of Ethiopia, approx. 600 km north of Addis Ababa in Northern Wollo, one of the most structural food deficit areas of the Amhara Region. The town, which has about 12000 inhabitants, is situated at an altitude of 2500 m (Fig. 26.1).
Giuseppe Delmonaco   +2 more
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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   +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   +4 more
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