Publicomos

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Réf.

42039

Type

chapter

Titre

Les problèmes de la survie des ensembles antiques du Proche-Orient : l'exemple de Doura Europos

Langues

French

Auteurs

Mouton, Benjamin

Lieu de publication

Washington

Pays de publication

United States

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS United States

Date

1987

Pages

p. 119-126

Titre de la source

Old cultures in new worlds. 8th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Programme report - Compte rendu

Titre de conférence

ICOMOS 8th General Assembly: Old Cultures in New Worlds

Lieu de conférence

Washington D.C., United States

Date de conférence

10-15 October 1987

Mots-clés

archaeological sites / archaeological remains / conservation measures / heritage at risk / conservation of historic sites

Pays mentionnés

Syrian Arab Republic

Monuments et sites

Dura Europos, Syrian Arab Republic

Résumé en anglais

Dura Europos, founded about -300, defeated in- 113 by Parthians,165 by Romans, and 256 by Sassanians, who left it; rediscovered by chance on March 1920 the 30th, it has been excavated and détailed between 1922 and 1937 until the Second World War. Looked upon as the best example of an Hellenistic fortified colony, it has been studied since 1982 by CNRS and Syrian Museums. The place is unfit, because of the very brittleness of gypsum stone under rain water, and also because of the upheaval of the ground, after the excavations that made dams with pressure and erosion of water. Simple but careful solutions could be taken. A very extensive work is necessary because of the large size of the Place. But means and professional qualification are missing. Vestiges are turning very quickly into ruins, and must be protected by earth: the fifty years ago excavations must be filled. It will be very expensive and the international help will be absolutely necessary.

URL

http://international.icomos.org/publications/wash17.pdf

Document joint

wash17.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)