[CITATION][C] Stone Conservation: An Overview of Current Research

CA Price - Getty Conservation Institute, 2011 - books.google.com
Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island—all are examples of irreplaceable
cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly disappearing. In 1996 the Getty Conservation …

Biological colonization patterns on the ruins of Angkor temples (Cambodia) in the biodeterioration vs bioprotection debate

F Bartoli, AC Municchia, Y Futagami… - International …, 2014 - Elsevier
The biological colonization present on the temples of the UNESCO World Heritage site of
Angkor is wide and relevant, but a debate on its biodeteriorative and bioprotective effects is …

Deterioration identification of stone cultural heritage based on hyperspectral image texture features

X Li, H Yang, C Chen, G Zhao, J Ni - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2024 - Elsevier
Deterioration investigation is an essential foundation for understanding the preservation
status of stone cultural heritage, as well as for carrying out emergency and preventive …

Higher diversity and abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea than bacteria detected at the Bayon Temple of Angkor Thom in Cambodia

H Meng, L Luo, HW Chan, Y Katayama… - International …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) are two groups of the ammonia-
oxidizing microorganisms responsible for conversion of ammonia to nitrite, producing acidity …

Sandstone weathering in tropical climate: Results of low-destructive investigations at the temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia

H Siedel, S Pfefferkorn, E von Plehwe-Leisen… - Engineering …, 2010 - Elsevier
Investigations at the temple of Angkor Wat aimed at the explanation of the major weathering
processes of building sandstone as well as at the role of both intrinsic factors (ie sandstone …

Exploring ecological relationships in the biodeterioration patterns of Angkor temples (Cambodia) along a forest canopy gradient

G Caneva, F Bartoli, S Ceschin, O Salvadori… - Journal of Cultural …, 2015 - Elsevier
Various biological communities colonize the Khmer temples in Angkor (Cambodia), which
had lain abandoned for many centuries. These biodeterioration patterns change in response …

Microbial biofilms on the sandstone monuments of the Angkor Wat complex, Cambodia

CC Gaylarde, CH Rodríguez, YE Navarro-Noya… - Current …, 2012 - Springer
Discoloring biofilms from Cambodian temples Angkor Wat, Preah Khan, and the Bayon and
West Prasat in Angkor Thom contained a microbial community dominated by coccoid …

Surface weathering characteristics and degree of niche of Sakyamuni entering nirvana at Dazu rock carvings, China

J Zhang, J Huang, J Liu, S Jiang, L Li… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2019 - Springer
Study on the weathering characteristics of Niche of Sakyamuni Entering Nirvana at Dazu
Rock Carvings is the first step of scientific conservation. Based on the in-depth investigation …

The effect of rock strength on weathering rates of sandstone used for Angkor temples in Cambodia

T Waragai - Engineering Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
This study determined the weathering rates from the depths of hollows formed by the
deterioration of sandstone blocks used to build Angkor temples in the 7th–12th centuries …

Influence of microclimate on the directional dependence of sandstone pillar weathering in Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia

T Waragai, Y Hiki - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2019 - Springer
Angkor Wat temple, mainly composed of sandstone blocks, displays a type of religious
architecture that signifies the worldviews of the Khmer and Hindu religions. The temple is a …