Evaluation of the shelters over the prehistoric Megalithic Temples of Malta: environmental considerations

Becherini, Francesca; Cassar, JoAnn; Galea, Mario; Bernardi, Adriana

doi:10.1007/s12665-016-5875-z

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“…These invalid scientific comparisons continued with respect to page 12, right column when Cassar et al [1] compared the Cabello Briones and Viles [8] study to the Becherini et al one [9]. This comparison is invalid since the length of the period within which the NaCl crystallization threshold assessments were executed is not the same.…”

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“…This comparison is invalid since the length of the period within which the NaCl crystallization threshold assessments were executed is not the same. The Cabello Briones and Viles assessment was executed over 12 months ([8], Table 5, p. 10) while the Becherini et al assessment was executed over 5 months ( [9], Figure 6, p. 8). This renders the data set frequency and seasonal variation of the two studies incomparable and therefore one cannot draw conclusions to state that conditions are possibly getting better, as Cassar et al did.…”

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“…Hence, one must ask how can the accumulation of dust and salt that broke down these sensors in the space of a few months have absolutely no effect on the stone itself? It is pertinent to state that the criticism levelled at Galea et al is quite surprising since the aspect of soil, dust and salt accumulation was cited by Becherini et al [9] and reported duly in its context under a subheading of "Risks to temples: past and present" [9]. However, it was surprising since Galea et al were severely criticised for the same words when cited by Cassar et al [1], when the corresponding author of the latter co-authored in the former.…”

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“…These prehistoric structures date to between the mid‐4th and the mid‐3rd millennium BC, using primarily Globigerina limestone, a relatively soft very porous local limestone (Bonazza, Sabbioni, et al, 2009; J. Cassar, 2016; Sabbioni et al, 2009). Exposure of these sites to solar radiation, and also rain, salts, and wind, since their excavations has led to their deterioration (Becherini et al, 2016). One of the mechanisms at play is here in fact thermoclastism (Brimblecombe, Bonazza, et al, 2011).…”

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Climate change, as revealed by gradual changes in temperature, precipitation, atmospheric moisture, and wind intensity, as well as sea level rise and changes in the occurrence of extreme events, is already affecting cultural heritage sites. Accordingly, there is a rapidly increasing body of research reporting on the impacts of climatic stressors on cultural heritage and on the assessment of climate change impacts on cultural heritage assets. This review synthesizes the international literature on climate change impacts on tangible cultural heritage by developing hazard‐impact diagrams focusing on the impacts of gradual changes in climate on: (1) the cultural heritage exposed to the outside environment, (2) the interiors of historical buildings and their collections, and (3) a third diagram associated with climate change and the impacts due to sudden changes in the natural physical environment (e.g., storm surges, floods and landslides, wildfire) in addition to sea level rise, permafrost thawing, desertification and changes in the properties of the oceans. These diagrams, which depict the relationships between various stressors and their impacts on cultural heritage, will allow other researchers, stakeholders, and potentially decision makers to determine the potential impacts of climate change on a specific cultural heritage asset without a separate examination of the literature. This review thus provides the current state‐of‐the‐art on the impacts of climate change on the tangible, built heritage, that is, monuments, archeological sites, historical buildings, as well as their interiors and the collections they hold, highlights the limitations of previous research, and provides recommendations for further studies. This article is categorized under: Assessing Impacts of Climate Change > Evaluating Future Impacts of Climate Change

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“…This demonstrates that visual assessments rarely provide a complete understanding of the problems affecting a site when used on their own. Although some other publications gathered the results of extensive environmental monitoring programmes (Stewart et al, 2004, Siegesmund et al, 2012, Becherini et al, 2016, most of the studies on shelters are merely descriptive (Demas, 2013), and a more critical review of the effectiveness of the shelters is required (Zanelli, 2015).…”

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Cómo evaluar las cubiertas para yacimientos arqueológicos: algunas recomendaciones basadas en ensayos de exposición de probetas

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Las cubiertas son frecuentemente consideradas métodos efectivos de conservación preventiva para yacimientos arqueológicos excavados. Sin embargo, los restos arqueológicos cubiertos siguen deteriorándose en muchos casos, y las cubiertas pueden incluso exacerbar el daño. Por lo tanto, inspecciones regulares del comportamiento de la cubierta son extremadamente importantes. Este artículo resume los principales enfoques en la evaluación de la actuación de las cubiertas hasta la fecha. Además, la aplicación de métodos geomorfológicos para la conservación de patrimonio ha sido revisada. El objetivo es determinar su idoneidad para la evaluación de las cubiertas. Este artículo también presenta los resultados principales del estudio sobre las cubiertas del Palacio del Arzobispo (Witney, Inglaterra) y Hagar Qim (Malta) en la conservación de piedra caliza usando probetas. Para concluir, se han incluido recomendaciones basadas en los casos de estudio para mejorar la efectividad de futuras estrategias.

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Evaluation of the shelters over the prehistoric Megalithic Temples of Malta: environmental considerations

Cited by 15 publications

References 23 publications

A rebuttal in defence of misinterpretation of the Galea et al. 2016 paper entitled “Pollution monitoring for sea salt aerosols and other anionic species at Hagar Qim Temples, Malta: a pilot study”

A rebuttal in defence of misinterpretation of the Galea et al. 2016 paper entitled “Pollution monitoring for sea salt aerosols and other anionic species at Hagar Qim Temples, Malta: a pilot study”

Climate change impacts on cultural heritage: A literature review

Cómo evaluar las cubiertas para yacimientos arqueológicos: algunas recomendaciones basadas en ensayos de exposición de probetas

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