eprintid: 15396 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/01/53/96 datestamp: 2024-11-26 23:30:07 lastmod: 2024-11-26 23:30:09 status_changed: 2024-11-26 23:30:07 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Prada, Alfredo creators_name: Bayarri Cayón, Vicente creators_id: creators_id: vicente.bayarri@uneatlantico.es title: Methodology for the Monitoring and Control of the Alterations Related to Biodeterioration and Physical-Chemical Processes Produced on the Paintings on the Ceiling of the Polychrome Hall at Altamira ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_eng divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: preventive conservation; deterioration; microphotogrammetry; cave art conservation; heritage preservation; non-invasive monitoring; physico-chemical alterations abstract: On the surface of the Cave of Altamira’s prehistoric paintings, a series of active deterioration processes are evident, leading to significant alterations of this invaluable heritage. This study proposes a comprehensive methodology for the systematic recording and management of these alterations. To achieve this, advanced microphotogrammetric monitoring techniques are employed, allowing for the acquisition of very high-resolution images that provide objective and quantifiable data that let us determine the evolution of the alterations. By comparing these images with those from earlier campaigns, the study tracks changes. The data collected through this protocol has helped with the development of new research avenues to understand, among the many alteration processes that impact paintings, the dynamics of water and fluid mechanics affecting the conservation of Cave of Altamira. These investigations help clarify how, why, and at what rate degradation processes such as pigment migration, washing, and bacterial colonization occur. The insights gained from these techniques inform indirect conservation measures aimed at reducing the deterioration of the cave art, located both on the Polychrome ceiling and throughout the rest of the Cave of Altamira. The results underline the importance of regular monitoring and the application of precise, non-invasive techniques to protect rock art from continued degradation. This research provides a model for similar conservation initiatives at other vulnerable heritage sites. date: 2024-11 publication: Conservation volume: 4 number: 4 pagerange: 703-730 id_number: doi:10.3390/conservation4040042 refereed: TRUE issn: 2673-7159 official_url: http://doi.org/10.3390/conservation4040042 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Ingeniería Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Artículos y libros Abierto Inglés On the surface of the Cave of Altamira’s prehistoric paintings, a series of active deterioration processes are evident, leading to significant alterations of this invaluable heritage. This study proposes a comprehensive methodology for the systematic recording and management of these alterations. To achieve this, advanced microphotogrammetric monitoring techniques are employed, allowing for the acquisition of very high-resolution images that provide objective and quantifiable data that let us determine the evolution of the alterations. By comparing these images with those from earlier campaigns, the study tracks changes. The data collected through this protocol has helped with the development of new research avenues to understand, among the many alteration processes that impact paintings, the dynamics of water and fluid mechanics affecting the conservation of Cave of Altamira. These investigations help clarify how, why, and at what rate degradation processes such as pigment migration, washing, and bacterial colonization occur. The insights gained from these techniques inform indirect conservation measures aimed at reducing the deterioration of the cave art, located both on the Polychrome ceiling and throughout the rest of the Cave of Altamira. The results underline the importance of regular monitoring and the application of precise, non-invasive techniques to protect rock art from continued degradation. This research provides a model for similar conservation initiatives at other vulnerable heritage sites. metadata Prada, Alfredo y Bayarri Cayón, Vicente mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, vicente.bayarri@uneatlantico.es (2024) Methodology for the Monitoring and Control of the Alterations Related to Biodeterioration and Physical-Chemical Processes Produced on the Paintings on the Ceiling of the Polychrome Hall at Altamira. Conservation, 4 (4). pp. 703-730. ISSN 2673-7159 document_url: http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/15396/1/conservation-04-00042.pdf