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Geological and Geotechnical Properties of the Rock-hewn Churches of Hawzien-Ger’alta, Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: Implications for Their Conservation

Geoheritage
Asfawossen Asrat, Asrat Asfawossen
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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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Efficacy of laser cleaning in the removal of biological patina on the volcanic scoria of the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia

Environmental Earth Sciences, 2018
The Lalibela rock-hewn churches are one of the most important religious pilgrimage sites in Ethiopia. These churches are carved from the scoriaceous basalt rock substrate, which has been exposed to attack by biological agents with significant loss of surface material. Particularly, the widespread growth of lichens and other microorganisms on the carved
Blen Taye Gemeda, Ruth Lahoz, Ana Teresa Caldeira, Nick Schiavon   +3 more
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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
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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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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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SOME LONG-FORGOTTEN ROCK-HEWN CHURCHES IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA

African Affairs, 1972
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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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