Overview
- Provides unique information on the recovering and rehabilitation of cliff and niches after the destruction of the two Buddha Giant Statues in 2001
- Provides a detailed documentation of the geological characterisitics of the area
- Interdisciplinary approach
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Natural Science in Archaeology (ARCHAEOLOGY)
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About this book
This work reports on a real adventure in earth science and conservation, dealing with the UNESCO’s emergency activities implemented in Bamiyan (Central Afghanistan) for the recovery and rehabilitation of the cliff and niches after the destruction of the two famous Giant Statues in 2001.
Since 2002 an international effort has been made to understand the geological characteristics of the area, the mechanical properties of local materials, petro-geophysical and sedimentological details as well as the historical and geological evolution of the Statues and cliff. Taken together, this information serves as a basis for the recovery and rehabilitation of the cliff and niches and is presented in detail.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: After the Destruction of Giant Buddha Statues in Bamiyan (Afghanistan) in 2001
Book Subtitle: A UNESCO's Emergency Activity for the Recovering and Rehabilitation of Cliff and Niches
Editors: Claudio Margottini
Series Title: Natural Science in Archaeology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30051-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-30050-9Published: 15 October 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52215-8Published: 01 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-30051-6Published: 20 September 2013
Series ISSN: 1613-9712
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 293
Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 199 illustrations in colour
Topics: Archaeology