The Conservation of Subterranean Cultural Heritage

The conservation of subterranean cultural heritage: is it a technical problem or a political problem?
C. Saiz-Jimenez

The rock-cut tomb-chapels of Hery and Djehuty on the West Bank of Luxor: history, environment and conservation
J.M. Galan

Excavations and conservation problems in the Roman Necropolis along Via Triumphalis in the Vatican
G. Spinola

Problems of colour preservation in the Etruscan necropolises of Tuscany (Italy): the painted tombs of Chiusi (Siena) and Sovana, Sorano (Grosseto)
M.A. Turchetti, M. Salvini, G. Giachi, P. Pallecchi & P. Tiano

A study for monitoring and conservation in the Roman Catacombs of St. Callistus and Domitilla, Rome (Italy)
L. Bruno, S. Belleza, C. Urzì & F. De Leo

The conservation of the Carmona Necropolis (Sevilla, Spain)
A. Fernandez-Cortes, J. Elez, S. Cuezva, J.C. Cañaveras, D. Benavente, M.A. Rogerio, C. Saiz-Jimenez & S. Sanchez-Moral

Methodological approach to monitor Roman catacombs: experience in the Catacombs of St. Mark, Marcellian and Damasus, Rome, Italy
D. Tapete, F. Fratini, B. Mazzei, E. Cantisani, C. Riminesi, R. Manganelli Del Fà, B. Sacchi, O.A. Cuzman, L. Scaletti, M.G. Patrizi & P. Tiano

Identification of lime-based mural painting techniques in catacombs using well-established criteria of stratigraphic investigation
D. Tapete, R. Piovesan, E. Cantisani, F. Fratini, C. Mazzoli & L. Maritan

New species description, biomineralization processes and biocleaning applications of Roman catacombs-living bacteria
C. Urzi, F. De Leo, L. Bruno, D. Pangallo & L. Krakova

The mural execution technique of the “dei Fornai” cubicle revealed by laser cleaning
R. Senserrich-Espuñes, B. Mazzei, M.G. Patrizi, S. Bracci, M. Realini, B. Sacchi & G. Bartolozzi

Indoors diversity in phototrophic biofilms at St. Paul’s Catacombs (Malta)
A. Gomez-Bolea, I. Alvaro, E. Llop, S. Sammut & M. Hernandez-Marine

Detection of urban subsurface pollution by rapid multiparametric surveys in 16th century Paranhos spring water tunnel (Porto, Portugal)
A. Fernandez-Cortes, E. Sanz-Rubio, A. Sanchez-Malo, S. Cuezva, E. Garcia-Anton, S. Sanchez-Moral, M.J. Afonso, H.I. Chamine & B. Hermosin

Is the presence of bacterial communities related to the urban contamination sources of the 16th century Paranhos spring water tunnel?
A.M. Garcia-Sanchez, A.Z. Miller, V. Jurado, A. Dionisio, V.S.F. Muralha, M.J. Afonso & H.I. Chamine

Microbe-mineral interactions in a Portuguese geo-archaeological site
A.Z. Miller, A. Dionisio, M.E. Lopes, M.J. Afonso & H.I. Chamine

“La vie en rose”: a review of the rosy discoloration of subsurface monuments
G. Piñar, J. Ettenauer & K. Sterflinger

NanoGraphene Oxide: a new material for a non-invasive and non-destructive strategy to remove biofilms from rock surfaces
L. Bruno, L. Quici, I. Ficorella & F. Valentini

Round table on conservation of necropolises, catacombs and tombs
J.M. Galan, G. Spinola, M. Turchetti, L. Bruno & A. Fernandez-Cortes

Microclimatic monitoring in Altamira Cave: Two decades of scientific projects for its conservation
S. Sanchez-Moral, S. Cuezva, E. Garcia-Anton, A. Fernandez-Cortes, J. Elez, D. Benavente & J.C. Cañaveras, V. Jurado, M.A. Rogerio-Candelera & C. Saiz-Jimenez

Altamira and its future
J.A. Lasheras, C. de las Heras & A. Prada

The conservation of Lascaux Cave, France
J.-M. Geneste & M. Mauriac

The conservation of Chauvet Cave, France. The conservation, research organization and the diffusion of knowledge of a cave inaccessible to the public
J.-M. Geneste & M. Bardisa

The conservation of prehistoric caves in Cantabria, Spain
R. Ontañon, V. Bayarri, J. Herrera & R. Gutierrez

The conservation of the Nerja Cave: preserving anthropogenic impact in a tourist cave
Y. del Rosal, C. Liñan & M. Hernandez-Marine

Cueva del Tesoro, Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga: a treasure of biodiversity
V. Jurado, A. Novakova , M. Hernandez-Marine & C. Saiz-Jimenez

Contribution of culture-independent methods to cave aerobiology: the case of Lascaux Cave
P.M. Martin-Sanchez & C. Saiz-Jimenez

Are fungi a real threat for the conservation of Altamira Cave?
A. Novakova, V. Jurado & C. Saiz-Jimenez

Pathogenic microorganisms related to human visits in Altamira Cave, Spain
V. Jurado & L. Laiz, S. Sanchez-Moral & C. Saiz-Jimenez

Microscopic fungi isolated from cave air and sediments in the Nerja Cave – preliminary results
A. Novakova, V. Hubka & C. Saiz-Jimenez

Human impact on show caves: chewing gum stuck to the walls
I. Dominguez-Moñino, V. Jurado, M.A. Rogerio-Candelera & B. Hermosin

Lampenflora as an accompaniment of mass cave tourism, problems and solutions for Postojnska jama, Slovenia
J. Mulec

Microorganisms and the natural heritage of Dinaric karst – a review
L. Pasic & J. Mulaomerovic

Needle-fiber calcite in Kapova Cave (the Southern Urals, Russia): influence on Upper Paleolithic wall paintings and genesis problems
О.Y. Chervyatsova, Y.V. Dublyansky, S.S. Potapov, А.S. Pakhunov, L.V. Leonova, S.P. Glavatskikh, V.S. Zhitenev

Raman Microscopy and IR Imaging of the Palaeolithic Paintings from Kapova Cave, Southern Ural, Russia
A.S. Pakhunov, N.N. Brandt & A.Y. Chikishev

Applications of Raman and Infrared spectroscopies to the research and conservation of subterranean cultural heritage
C. Capel Ferron, S.E. Jorge Villar, F.J. Medianero Soto, J.T. Lopez Navarrete & V. Hernandez

Round table on conservation of caves
J.C. Cañaveras, S. Sanchez-Moral, J.A. Lasheras, J.-M. Geneste, R. Ontañon, Y. del Rosal & M. Hernandez-Marine

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Biography

C. Saiz-Jimenez