This paper discusses new advances in heritage site monitoring using a geo-spatial method
for assessing the state of preservation of earthen architecture overtime as a preventive …

Abstract Weathering processes of Templo Pintado (Painted Temple) caused by
environmental and climatic agents have been investigated in this work. The temple is part of …

Relating damage development to the specific environmental conditions is of paramount
importance to design effective conservation strategies for archaeological and historical sites …

In this study, a fuzzy model has been proposed for the control of the degradation process in
Cultural Heritage. Specifically, the focus has been on the Nuragic building, Genna Maria, in …

Preservation strategies at earthen archaeological sites are challenging to develop and
maintain in the long term. Environmental fluctuations, anthropogenic interference, and …

Mud bricks were made in Egypt from the Nile silt, which is a mixture of clay and sand, which
is sometimes mixed with pieces of organic materials and then mixed with water to make mud …

Shelter coating is a global practice implemented as one form of protection at earthen sites to
reduce surface erosion of adobe. At Fort Union National Monument, the largest adobe site in …

Revivals of public interest in the Neolithic Near East have generally coincided with the
emergence of powerful imagery, such as the discovery of Çatalhöyük's striking wall …

Between 900 and 1140 CE, people at Chaco Canyon and throughout its region built
multistory monumental structures with hundreds of rooms, known as great houses. This …

An understanding of the changes of the rammed earth temperature of earthen ruins is
important for protection of such ruins. To predict the rammed earth temperature pattern using …