After the Destruction of Giant Buddha Statues in Bamiyan (Afghanistan) in 2001 A UNESCO's Emergency Activity for the Recovering and Rehabilitation of Cliff and Niches

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Claudio Margottini (Editore)
• Editore: Springer EN
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 15.10.2013
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità
• EAN: 9783642300509
• ISBN: 978-3-642-30050-9
• Numero di pagine: 293
• Illustrazioni: XIII, 293 p. 254 illus., 199 illus. in color., farbige Illustrationen, schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 17.8 x 25.4 cm
• Serie: Natural Science in Archaeology
• Categorie: B, History, Social Sciences, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Engineering geology, UNESCO Bamiyan, Earth Science