Suchergebnisse

Science, Technology, and Cultural Heritage: An inexorable relationship M.A. Rogerio-CandeleraClimate change, sea level rise and impact on monuments in VeniceD. Camuffo, C. Bertolin & P. SchenalAir pollution and preventive conservation in some European museums R. Van GriekenLow cost strategies for the environmental monitoring of Cultural Heritage: Preliminary data from the crypt of St. Francesco d'Assisi, Irsina (Basilicata, Southern Italy) M. Sileo, M. Biscione, F.T. Gizzi, N. Masini & M.I. Martinez-GarridoMonitoring moisture distribution on stone and masonry walls M.I. Martinez-Garrido, M. Go

A newly discovered prehistoric stela from Cañaveral de León (Huelva, Spain) is studied through a combination of scientific methods, including thin section petrography and lithological contextualisation, various state-of-the-art digital imaging techniques for the analysis of the engraved motifs (3D modelling and Reflectance Transformation Imaging), and detection of pigments on its surface (Principal Components Analysis, HSI-contrast stretch, ferric pigments index and algebraic operations between bands), as well as archaeological surveys aimed at establishing the landscape context the stela was part of. The results reveal this stela is analogous to a larger series of late prehistoric sculptures portraying personages with 'headdresses', largely concentrated in the Iberian south-west and often connected to Bronze Age settlements and burial sites. In addition, the Cañaveral de León stela is closely associated to an old pathway that has had a historical prominence in terms of long-distance mobility, connecting various regions of western Spain in a South-North direction. ; We also wish to acknowledge the professional support of the CSIC Interdisciplinary Thematic Platform Open Heritage: Research and Society (PTI-PAIS). This project was partly funded by the Andalusian Regional Government annual research grant to the Research Group ATLAS (HUM-694), of the University of Sevilla.