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After the Destruction of Giant Buddha Statues in Bamiyan (Afghanistan) in 2001

A UNESCO's Emergency Activity for the Recovering and Rehabilitation of Cliff and Niches

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Editors:
  1. Claudio Margottini

    1. Geological Survey of Italy, ISPRA - Italian Institute for Environmen, Rome, Italy

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  • Provides unique information on the recovering and rehabilitation of cliff and niches after the destruction of the two Buddha Giant Statues in 2001
  • Provides a detailed documentation of the geological characterisitics of the area
  • Interdisciplinary approach
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Natural Science in Archaeology (ARCHAEOLOGY)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Claudio Margottini
    Pages 1-3

  3. The Foundation of the Colossal Buddha Statues

    • Kosaku Maeda
    Pages 5-13

  4. The History of the Buddhas of Bamiyan

    • Guido Martini, Salvatore Paolini
    Pages 15-60

  5. UNESCO’s Activities for the Safeguarding of Bamiyan

    • Christian Manhart, Roland Lin
    Pages 61-67

  6. General Environmental Condition of the Bamiyan Valley

    • Giuseppe Delmonaco, Claudio Margottini
    Pages 69-100

  7. The Tectonic Setting of Bamiyan and Seismicity in and Near Afghanistan for the Past Twelve Centuries

    • Nicholas Ambraseys, Roger Bilham
    Pages 101-152

  8. Properties of Local Materials

    • Claudio Margottini
    Pages 153-171

  9. Possible Evolution of Niches and Trends

    • Claudio Margottini
    Pages 173-179

  10. Past Experience in Conservation and Exploitation

    • Andrea Bruno, Claudio Margottini
    Pages 181-193

  11. Long-Term Conservation Strategy for Repair, Enhancement, Research, and Risk Preparedness for the Preservation of the Site

    • Claudio Margottini
    Pages 195-212

  12. Emergency Intervention

    • Vittorio Colombini, Carlo Crippa, Claudio Margottini, Gedeone Tonoli
    Pages 213-247

  13. The Back Wall of the Niches: Preliminary Considerations

    • Claudio Margottini
    Pages 249-263

  14. Safeguarding the Clay Plaster Remains of the Eastern Buddha Statues and the Rear Side of the Niche

    • Bert Praxenthaler
    Pages 265-283

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 285-293
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About this book

This work reports on a real adventure in earth science and conservation, dealing with the UNESCO’s emergency activities implemented in Bamiyan (Central Afghanistan) for the recovery and rehabilitation of the cliff and niches after the destruction of the two famous Giant Statues in 2001.
 
Since 2002 an international effort has been made to understand the geological characteristics of the area, the mechanical properties of local materials, petro-geophysical and sedimentological details as well as the historical and geological evolution of the Statues and cliff. Taken together, this information serves as a basis for the recovery and rehabilitation of the cliff and niches and is presented in detail.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Geological Survey of Italy, ISPRA - Italian Institute for Environmen, Rome, Italy

    Claudio Margottini

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: After the Destruction of Giant Buddha Statues in Bamiyan (Afghanistan) in 2001

  • Book Subtitle: A UNESCO's Emergency Activity for the Recovering and Rehabilitation of Cliff and Niches

  • Editors: Claudio Margottini

  • Series Title: Natural Science in Archaeology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30051-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-30050-9Published: 15 October 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52215-8Published: 01 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-30051-6Published: 20 September 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1613-9712

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 293

  • Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 199 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Archaeology

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