Environmental deterioration and conservation of Ramses III's Sandstone Temple, Karnak, Luxor

Abd-Elkareem, Elashmawy

doi:10.21608/mkaq.2014.162914

Environmental deterioration and conservation of Ramses III's Sandstone Temple, Karnak, Luxor

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المؤلف

Elashmawy Abd-Elkareem

Lecturer at Conservation Department, Qena Faculty of Archaeology, South Valley University, Egypt

10.21608/mkaq.2014.162914

المستخلص

Ramses III's temple contains many kinds of decay. Therefore, the current study investigates different deterioration phenomena and mechanisms of alteration which lead to sandstone decay. It also creates conditions in the laboratory similar to those of the temple to be compared to the deterioration environment of Ramses III's temple. Different scientific methods were adopted, such as EDX attached with SEM, XRD and PLM. Results show that there are many types of deterioration in the sandstone. For example, the samples reported the presence of sulphate and chloride in crystalline phase, e.g. anhydrate and dehydrate calcium sulphate (Thenardite), Na₂SO₄, CaSO₄, sodium chloride (NaCl) and gypsum (CaSO₄.2H₂O). Consequently, different treatments were used.

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موضوعات في ترميم الآثار (معماري – دقيق – عضوي – غير عضوي) .

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