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Megaliths, Monuments, and Materiality [PDF]
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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Applied Sciences, 2021 The Bay of Naples, Italy, is renowned for its archaeological heritage. However, this heritage is threatened by the combination of weathering and the biological activity of microorganisms.
Mariagioia Petraretti +4 more
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An engineering perspective on the Industrial Archaeology of the Purbeck Stone Industry [PDF]
This thesis is a study of the industrial archaeology of the Purbeck Stone Industry, set within the context of local social and economic history and informed especially by an engineering perspective on the quarrying and mining operations.
Norris, Geoffrey
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Schools of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture in the north Midlands. [PDF]
, 1994 This thesis concerns the identification of schools of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture in the the north Midlands. It also contains a critical examination of the assumptions which have tended to underlie previous studies of this subject.
Sidebottom, Philip Charles
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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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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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Zephyrus, 2016 ‘Baratze’ or Pyrenean funerary stone circles, also known as Pyrenean cromlech, are funerary cremation monuments constructed between the Late Bronze Age and the beginning of the Roman period.
Jose Miguel EDESO FITO +6 more
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Поволжская археология, 2013 A widespread thesis concerning population continuity in the Lower Kama region during the Late Mesolithic and the Early Neolithic is challenged in the article.
Viskalin Aleksandr V.
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Applied Sciences, 2023 In historical architecture, which includes many types of monuments and ancient buildings, natural stone was used as the main building material because of its natural beauty, availability and durability [...]
Alba Patrizia Santo
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ASSESSING PATHOLOGIES ON VILLAMAYOR STONE (SALAMANCA, SPAIN) BY TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNER INTENSITY DATA [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2015 This paper deals with the assessing of pathologies in façades using a variety of intensity data provided by different terrestrial laser scanner. In particular, a complex building built in the Villamayor Stone that is to be candidate as a Global Heritage ...
J. García-Talegón +6 more
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