Excavation
Genre - Form
- Subfile
Final number
- Number
- 1
Extent
- Number
- 197
- Unit of measurement
- slide
- Type and number of units
- Slide films stored in 11 archival slide storage sheets.
Content
The subfiles contains mainly images of excavation of archaeological sites with a focus on conservation concerns. The images include, but are not limited to, topics such as redevelopment, sulphate crust on stone, deformed stone plaques, copper stains on columns, tree growth through monuments, salt crystallization, erosions, wet burials, earthquake aftermaths, rising damp, urban pests, and vegetation concerns. There are also some diagrams (sheet NSP-01-003) of thermal expansion, building stresses, grit blasting defects, and impregnation on vertical surface from an ICCROM publication: Torraca, Giorgio. 1982. Porous Building Materials : Materials Science for Architectural Conservation. 2nd ed. Rome: ICCROM.
The location and the respective dates of the images that are represented here are listed below in alphabetical order by country:
Argentina: San Ignacio Mini (1994), Santa Ana (1994)
Belize: Caracol, Caana (1993), Xunantunich (1993)
Bolivia: Tiwanaku (1988)
Chile: Ahu Akivi, Eastern Island (1986), Chiloé Island (1987), Chiu-Chiu (1986), La Ligua (1995), Pukará de Quitor (1986), San Lorenzo Pukará (1988)
China: Beijing (1999)
Cyprus: Curium Ancient Theatre (1995), Kition (1990), Kourion (1990), Paphos (1992), Toumba Tou Skourou (1972)
Egypt: Abu Simbel (1987), Aswan Quarry (1987), Dendera Temple (1987), Karnak (1987), Luxor (1987), Memphis, Ramses Statue (1987), Saqqara (Pyramid) (1987)
Greece: Crete (1994), Plaka, Athens, Acropolis (1995)
Guatemala: Tikal (1990), North Acropolis - Tikal (1995)
Israel: Beit She'an (1990), Betshan (1993-1994), Caesarea Shore (1994), Jerusalem (1994), Lachish (n/d)
Italy: Cave Tiberius (1983), Cerveteri (1984), Elephant and Obelisk by Bernini, Trastevere, Temple of Romulus, Rome (1986), Forum - Rome (1981), Nuraghe Losa (1986), Morgantina, Sicily (1994), Oplontis (1986), Ostia (1983), Otricoli (1986), Paestum (1986), Palatine, Rome (1982), Pompeii (1984,1985), Rome (1986), San Marco, Venice (n/d), San Giuliano, Lazio (1983), Tarquinia (1982)
Jordan: Beidha (1975), Pella (1982?)
Kenya: Gedi (1980), Mnarani (1980), Shela, Lamu Island (1980)
Lebanon: Beirut (1995-1997)
Macedonia: Skopje (1994), St. Mark's Monastery (1993)
Malta: Malta (1982), Mnajdra (1987)
Mexico: Mexico City (1986), Teotihuacan (1986), Templo Mayor (1986), Yaxchilan (1996)
Oman: Al Balid (1979), Oman (1979-1980), Rustaq Fort (1979)
Pakistan: Moenjodaro (1983)
Peru: Machu Picchu (1986)
Turkey: Acemhöyük (1984), Bosporus Fort (1984), Ephesus (1995), Kekova (1984), Knidos (1986), Patara, Lycian Tomb (1984)
UK: Glastonbury Abbey (1991), Maiden Castle, Dorset (1986)
USA: Canyon de Chelly (1996), Condor Cave (1993), O'ahu, Hawaii (1991)
Yemen: Queen Bilqis Temple (1980)
Zimbabwe: Great Zimbabwe (1992), Pomongwe (1992)
Reference code
- Reference code
- NSP-01-001 to NSP-01-011
Reproductions and copyright
- This collection is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0. All use not specified under this license must be previously and expressly authorized by ICCROM Archives. In the case of records for which ICCROM does not hold the copyright, users shall refer to the copyright-holder.
Notes
- The diagrams on sheet NSP-01-003 are reproductions from the publication "Porous Building Materials” - Material Science for Architectural Conservation by Giorgio Torraca.