Preservation of cultural heritage at an underground environment Content: Short CV, introduction, met

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Preservation of cultural heritage at an
underground environmentContent Short CV,
introduction, methodology,future perspectives

• Margarida Taborda Duarte
• mtabordad_at_mncn.csic.es
• National Museum of Natural Sciences-CSIC
• Madrid, Spain

Personal Report for MCFA-Italy Pisa (Italy), 1st
October 2005
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Short CV

• (1997 6 months) Parte time colaboration on RD
  project
• semi automatic image analysis. Project
  Lichens as biomonitors of salinity
• (1999 9 months) Industrial training at a company
  with RD (Kiruna, Sweden)
• (2000 9 months) Master of Science thesis at na
  industrial framework with a cooperation between
  company LKAB-Lulea University of Technology,
  Sweden)
• 2001 (2,5 years) Doctoral studies at Luleå
  University of Technology, Sweden (which lead to
  Swedish Licentiate degree)
• 2004 (3 years) Conservation of cultural heritage
  project

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Introduction

• Caves occur by dissolution of the rock
• This geological process creates an undeground
  environment
• Cultural heritage pre-historic engravings and
  paintings
• Visitors their breath increases temperature, CO2
  and water vapor in the air

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Photos of the Caves interior
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Rock Material that supports the cultural
heritage (pre-historic paintings,
engravings) Material of separation/insulation
between the two environments (open air and
underground) Air and water thermodynamic tends
to reach balance with rock
Climate of the Environment exterior of the
cave
Climate of the Environment exterior of the
cave
Rock
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Climate of the cave Environment of the exterior
Characterization of the air Temperature
(ºC) Relative humidity () Rainfall
(ml/m2) Pressure (mbar)
Microclimate of the cave Environment of the
interior Characterization of the air
Temperature (ºC) Absolute humidity (RH100)
CO2 (ppm) Radon gas (Bq/m2 ) Characterization
of the water pH of the water water
conductivity
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Characterization of the climate of the exterior
of the cave
January 2004, (Spanish cave)
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Characterization of the microclimate of the cave
January 2004, (Spanish cave)
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Future Perspectives

• Remain in the field of conservation of cultural
  heritage (preserve for future generations and
  tourism)
• Remain in Europe
• Develop a simple simulator that uses the physical
  equations and the data from the monitorization
  system to investigate the impact of humans in the
  cave