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Excavations of archaeological sites have been done widely in the world to discover many important facts. However, the conservation of excavated 41rchaeological sites (excavated remains) has not been done satisfactorily. Consequently, many... more
Excavations of archaeological sites have been done widely in the world to discover many important facts. However, the conservation of excavated 41rchaeological sites (excavated remains) has not been done satisfactorily. Consequently, many important archaeological remains are at risk of collapsing and disappearing; very fragile constructions collapse easily in a short time when exposed in the open after excavation. In order to preserve such remaining constructions, it is very important to take emergency measures, though full-scale conservation measures are also vital. Unfortunately, however, since even emergency measures have not always been carried out, important remains are now actually disappearing. As an emergency measure, in most cases, it is essential to protect the remaining structures from penetration of rainwater. For this purpose, making a watertight layer on the top of remaining structures (capping) with cement mortar has been applied quite effectively. However, in this case, cement is not an appropriate material, for the following reasons:
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The paper deals with the exterior design of townhouses both inside and outside the Historic Monument Zone in the eastern part of Bhaktapur of Kathmandu Valley inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List in 1979. This paper consists of... more
The paper deals with the exterior design of townhouses both inside and outside the Historic Monument Zone in the eastern part of Bhaktapur of Kathmandu Valley inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List in 1979. This paper consists of following steps. First, the authors compose the original format of the survey sheet for Nepali townhouses. Second, the paper hypothesizes that a townhouse either experienced an extension of the upper floors or was totally reconstructed in the course of time. The authors propose “eaves types” as the key idea in this hypothesis. The result of the exterior design survey is primarily compared between inside and outside the Historic Monument Zone of the World Cultural Heritage site. Further comparison among eaves group or eaves types is done. Finally, eaves types are confirmed with the floor extension/reconstruction period demarcated by past devastating earthquakes. The result of the comparison again very well explained the characteristics of each eaves t...