the past and present, I am concerned about the low value placed on cultural landscapes by national and international agencies charged with promoting, protecting, and managing cultural heritage in the developing world. My research in Bolivia and Peru focuses on a particular class of unappreciated cultural landscape, the mundane, traditional agricultural landscape (Fig. 1).1 It is difficult to co...

Modern technology has changed matters in documentation significantly and promises to continue to bring change. This paper attempts to present:1-How should we understand documentation of archaeological Sites, historic buildings and monuments according to their particularities, categories, types, components of documentation, taking into account the internationally agreed standards for the documen...

Today different satellites provide imagery with high potentials for applications in various fields of geomatics (e.g. DTM extraction, topographic mapping, GIS applications, Cultural Heritage documentation). The ground resolution of the satellite scenes is constantly increasing and the scenes can be acquired world-wide in different radiometric modes. In this contribution we present the modeling ...

The author analyses the change in state policy, as well revival of public initiative field protection cultural monuments, a result liberalisation social and political life Soviet Belarus during «thaw». Public speeches figures, scientists, teachers, journalists served an impetus for actions republican local bodies, who decided fate national heritage objects. officials society representatives eff...

Bacteria can live either as free planktonic cells in bulk solution, or as sessile cells attached to a surface. In addition to their attachment status, sessile bacteria are part of sessile communities termed biofilms. A biofilm can be defined as a microbial community attached to a solid surface composed of cells organized as microcolonies embedded in an organic polymer matrix of microbial origin...

cultural communications among nations consist of various subjects and architectural art styles are the most distinct and recognized subjects in this area of studding. the republic of dagestan in south of russian federation, not only from the past has cultural and historical relation with iran, but also ct located in the historical geography of cultural iran. this relationship was more due to th...

The architectural heritage which has accumulated over thousands of years in the Mediterranean basin comprises a rich and complex record of the history of successive civilizations, embodying their long, intricate development. This heritage suffered considerably from the upheavals which characterised last century, and its conservation represents a major cultural commitment. While the Mediterranea...