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Stone alterations in some monuments
Materiales de Construccion, 1974 Not ...
J. M. Fernández París
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Efficacy of fungal biodeterioration on stone monuments
Environment Conservation Journal, 2019 Fungal ability in production of organic acid have crucial role in discoloration and degradation of different types of stone in cultural heritage objects.
S. Sathya
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APPLICATION OF SURVEYING AND MAPPING TECHNOLOGY IN DISEASE EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF STONE MONUMENTS [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2021 With thousands of years of glorious history and culture, China, which is the origin of Chinese civilization has also survived with a magnificent amount of stone cultural heritage.
Z. Yu +5 more
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The Value of Natural Stones to Gain in the Cultural and Geological Diversity of Our Global Heritage
Heritage, 2023 The use of stone to build shelters was an important step in terms of ensuring buildings’ durability and security in pre-historic times. It was also an acknowledgment of power and grandeur when societies demonstrated their respect for their leaders and ...
Dolores Pereira
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From the Levant to Sardinia, via North Africa and Cyprus
Cartagine. Studi e Ricerche, 2023 Within the repertoire of the stone monuments erected in the Punic sanctuaries known as “Tophets”, the so-called “stepped altars” represent an absolute unicum since they were found only at Tharros (Sardinia).
Stefano Floris
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Preliminary Archaeological Survey in the Salangthel Hill in Manipur, India
Ancient Asia, 2021 An archaeological survey was conducted in the Salangthel Hill, in Manipur (India), in 2019 to assess the nature of material records. The survey documented megaliths and engraved marks on stones such as footprints, female genital organs, and depressed ...
Oinam Premchand Singh
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Carbonatogenesis: microbial contribution to the conservation of monuments and artwork of stone
Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage, 2012 Over the last few decades there has been increasing global concern over the deterioration of historical monuments and stone works of art. It has posed a big challenge for the archaeologist, geobiologists and bioconservators and consequently encouraged ...
Swaranjit S. Cameotra, Tikam C. Dakal
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Despite their threatens for Egyptian stone monuments, A few studies focused on using biocontrol agents against deteriorative fungi and bacteria instead of using chemical assays that leave residuals leading to human toxicity and environmental pollution ...
Basma T. Abd-Elhalim +5 more
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Gypsum-induced decay in granite monuments in Northwestern Spain
Materiales de Construccion, 2010 One of the most common forms of decay in granite monuments is the detachment of the superficial layer of the stone (plaques, plaquettes and scales).
B. Silva Hermo +3 more
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Megaliths, Monuments, and Materiality
Journal of Neolithic Archaeology, 2010 Stones, and especially the arrangement of large stones in relation to one another, have long been the focus of attention in megalith studies, a concern reflected in the name itself. It is, however, a blinkered view.
Timothy Darvill
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