Title: Preservation of cultural heritage at an underground environment Content: Short CV, introduction, met
1Preservation 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
2Short 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
3Introduction
- 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
4Photos of the Caves interior
5Rock 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
6Climate 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
7Characterization of the climate of the exterior
of the cave
January 2004, (Spanish cave)
8Characterization of the microclimate of the cave
January 2004, (Spanish cave)
9Future 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