Editorial | Frank Matero

Editorial | Frank Matero

Innovation has always played an important role in heritage conservation. The interdisciplinary requirements of the field have required professionals to think creatively and to employ…

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The Use of Ground-Penetrating Radar in the Documentation and Evaluation of Iglesia San José, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Agamemnon Gus Pantel

The Use of Ground-Penetrating Radar in the Documentation and Evaluation of Iglesia San José, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Agamemnon Gus Pantel

The sixteenth-century church, Iglesia San José, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was placed on the World Monuments Watch in 2004. Originally known as the Iglesia…

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Twenty-Five Years of Archaeological Site Inventories in the Middle East: Challenges and Perspectives | Gaetano Palumbo

Twenty-Five Years of Archaeological Site Inventories in the Middle East: Challenges and Perspectives | Gaetano Palumbo

The introduction and rapid spread of personal computers in the early 1980s had an effect on the way archaeological site inventories could be managed. The pioneering…

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The Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities (MEGA): An Open Source GIS-Based Heritage Site Inventory and Management System | David Myers and Alison Dalgity

The Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities (MEGA): An Open Source GIS-Based Heritage Site Inventory and Management System | David Myers and Alison Dalgity

The emergence of new digital technologies and rapidly spreading Internet access together present possibilities for widely accessible, Web-based national information systems for the inventory and…

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Heritage Recording and Information Management as a Tool for Preventive Conservation, Maintenance, and Monitoring | Anouk Stulens, Veerle Meul, and Neža Čebron Lipovec

Heritage Recording and Information Management as a Tool for Preventive Conservation, Maintenance, and Monitoring | Anouk Stulens, Veerle Meul, and Neža Čebron Lipovec

It is common knowledge that­­––with the exception of calamities such as fire, earthquakes, and floods––monuments decay in a gradual process and very often major damage…

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