Safeguarding natural and cultural heritage on Etruscan tombs (La Banditaccia, Cerveteri, Italy)

Caneva, Giulia; Benelli, Fabiola; Bartoli, Flavia; Cicinelli, Emanuela

doi:10.1007/s12210-018-0730-7

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“…However, no recommendation goes to the eradication of non-crop vegetation because the presence of such vegetation holds biodiversity in the cultural heritage site. Consistent with the suggestions of Caneva et al [1], this study also stresses management strategies that can keep the integrity of the cultural landscape on the one hand, and conserving the biodiversity, while considering the possible threats of the invasive species on the other hand. The results of the present study do recommend site management as a priority through multi-disciplinary approaches to safeguard cultural heritage.…”

Section: Socio-cultural Implications Of Scrub Vegetationsupporting

confidence: 85%

“…Vegetation encroachment on monuments is a noticeable condition in many archaeological sites that reflects issues of site management across the globe [1,2]. The colonized patch of vegetation on the monuments and the site generally comprises a diversity of higher plants, which, in turn, may be associated with the incidence of moss, lichen, and fungi [2][3][4].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite the importance of biodiversity in such a context, vegetation encroachment on the monuments is a root-cause for deterioration of the architectural structures [5,6]. Root penetration of woody vegetation into the monuments induces cracks in the structures, degrading structural integrity [1,3]. Such conditions are quite common for monuments at abandoned archaeological sites, where preservation in connection with site management is a requirement [2,7].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Vegetation Conditions in Sacred Compounds at Myanmar’s Bagan Cultural Heritage Site

Aung

Shibata

2019

Heritage

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Scrub vegetation encroaches into the proximity of many monuments at Myanmar’s Bagan Cultural Heritage Site, as can be seen at many other monuments on the world. The extensiveness of scrub vegetation can interfere with the integrity of the cultural landscape when ignored by site management. The current study examined how significant the occurrence of scrub vegetation might be, quantifying the canopy coverage with relative occupancy of other components in the sacred compounds. The sacred compounds in Bagan enclose religious monuments in environments classified as farmland, monastic residences, accessways, shrub-hosting areas, and scrub vegetation. The coverage of scrub vegetation was more than a quarter of the area of sacred compounds, whereas that of shrub-hosting patches was about half. The other components occupied less than one-fifth of the area. The associated occurrence of scrub vegetation indicated the invasion of alien species from the drier hinterland to the riverside of Ayeyarwady. While such a situation reveals site management as a priority, the presence of cultivated farmland in the vicinity of monuments represented suppression of weedy growth that may later facilitate the occurrence of scrub-type plants. This study suggests cultivation as a reasonable practice for the integrity of the cultural landscape and safeguarding the monuments in Bagan.

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Section: Socio-cultural Implications Of Scrub Vegetationsupporting

confidence: 85%

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confidence: 99%

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Vegetation Conditions in Sacred Compounds at Myanmar’s Bagan Cultural Heritage Site

Aung

Shibata

2019

Heritage

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“…They are mainly located in the innermost and hilly zones of the study area, where morphological or pedological conditions (but also environmental or archaeological constraints) have not allowed their rural exploitation or modification. Noteworthy is the forest expansion observed near the archaeological site of the Etruscan Necropolis of Banditaccia [ 22 ], especially after 2004 when it was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List (WHL).…”

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Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Urban and Natural Areas in the Northern Littoral Zone of Rome

Pollino

Lodato

Colonna

2020

Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020

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The present study is focused on the littoral zone between Rome and Civitavecchia, where the spatio-temporal dynamics of the land cover has been analysed during the last thirty years, by means of Remote Sensing and GIS procedures. In a few decades, the coastal municipalities within the study area have considerably increased their inhabitants. Population and urban expansion have grown in parallel, at the expense of agricultural and natural areas, especially in the narrow coastal strip between the sea and the hills. Landsat satellite data from 1990 to 2019 have been processed and classified in order to describe and map the Land-Cover change (LCc). Maps have been suitable integrated with population data and other geospatial layers (transportation network). The results obtained allowed to understand the natural and rural land transformations, especially those related to the urban growth and expansion that are related to the proximity of Rome City.

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“…Many studies evaluate which ruderal plants can colonize monuments in archaeological sites by considering their ecological features, especially those that can pose a hazard to monuments [11][12][13][14][15]. The highest number of investigations has been referred to archaeological sites within the Mediterranean basin [2,5,12,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22], while limited research describes the ruderal vegetation in arid and semi-arid bioclimates [14,15,19,23,24] or the tropical conditions of Mesoamerica [25] and Asia [26][27][28][29].…”

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Substrate Preferences of Ruderal Plants in Colonizing Stone Monuments of the Pasargadae World Heritage Site, Iran

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Plant colonization on archaeological structures is limited by the substrate conditions of stone surfaces. Despite its relevance for ecological studies and the management plans of archaeological sites, the knowledge on monuments substrate (e.g., stones, microhabitats, microsites), which could be suitable sites for plant establishment, is an underestimated topic. Here, we aim to identify the substrate preference of plants in colonizing stone surfaces as a first step in evaluating the biodeterioration risk. We selected the Pasargadae World Heritage Site (WHS) for its variety of different conditions, and we assessed the substrate preference of 142 ruderal plants occurring on nine monuments, two types of stones, and eight microsites. Our data indicated that stone typology and microsite conditions affected species composition, diversity, and richness. The porosity of the different limestone and the progressive weathering phenomena resulted as relevant factors in plant colonization. Significantly, microsites as a junction of two stone blocks (M1a) and big fractures covered by soil (M3) hosted the most favorable conditions, which needed periodic monitoring during the maintenance activities of the site. Evaluating the substrate preference of ruderal plants can contribute to the identification of the high-risk areas for plant colonization, which need to be considered in the management plans of archaeological sites.

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Safeguarding natural and cultural heritage on Etruscan tombs (La Banditaccia, Cerveteri, Italy)

Cited by 32 publications

References 37 publications

Vegetation Conditions in Sacred Compounds at Myanmar’s Bagan Cultural Heritage Site

Vegetation Conditions in Sacred Compounds at Myanmar’s Bagan Cultural Heritage Site

Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Urban and Natural Areas in the Northern Littoral Zone of Rome

Substrate Preferences of Ruderal Plants in Colonizing Stone Monuments of the Pasargadae World Heritage Site, Iran

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