Vo lubilis in northern Morocco is fam ous for th e impressive rem ains of its Roman city, but it was also an important early Islamic town and is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. Te ams fr om Morocco and th e In stitute of Archaeology recently began a joint project th ere, fo cused on the investigation of the Islamic occupation and th e conservation and presentation of th e site to th e public.
World Monuments Fund and UNESCO are collaborating in a project for the conservation and management of the living heritage site of Lalibela, in the Lasta mountains in Ethiopia. The site is still in use today and it is characterized by a series of deep trenches where churches have been carved out from the bedrock in the XII-XIII centuries. One of the first steps in the conservation initiative was the complete re-examination of the graphic documentation available. The pioneering work of architect Sandro Angelini in providing a complete map of the entire site served as a basis for a new complete survey of the site using laser scanners, photogrammetry, GPS and conventional survey methods. This approach was selected for the possibility to recreate 3D digital models of each structure and feature, to provide the conservators with baseline information for subsequent detailed assessments of the state of conservation of these elements, and, eventually, to use the digital data for education and presentation purposes. The paper describes the challenges met in the execution of one of the largest laser scanning project ever conducted in a cultural heritage site.
Les fouilles qui se sont déroulées dans la grotte d'Iraq ed-Dubb (grotte de l'Ours), située dans les montagnes boisées du Wadi El-Yabis, en Jordanie du nord-ouest, ont révélé la présence de constructions en pierre et d'autres restes de culture matérielle datés par le C14 de 9.950 +/- 100 BP. Parmi les restes matériels de cette occupation PPNA, ont été mis au jour une construction ovale en pierre au sol en terre battue et deux sépultures, et recueillis des restes de faune abondants et de plantes carbonisées en bon état de conservation. L'analyse préliminaire de l'assemblage lithique indique que le gisement est contemporain d'autres sites néolithiques anciens fouillés dans la Vallée du Jourdain, et qu'il se caractérise par un industrie de microlithes et de lamelles, avec des pointes ďEl-Khiam, des segments de cercle et des troncatures Hagdud. Les fouilles en cours dans la grotte ont livré de précieux renseignements sur l'exploitation des zones de plateaux au cours du néolithique Précéramique par les chasseurs/cueille urs, alors que l'on assiste aux débuts de l'agriculture dans la Vallée du Jourdain.
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