Quantification and visualization of in situ degradation at the world heritage site bryggen in bergen, norway

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites

Volumn 14, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 215-227

  De Beer, Johannes ^a   Matthiesen, Henning ^b   Christensson, Ann ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b National Museum of Denmark   (Denmark)

^c C/o Riksantikvaren   (Norway)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Groundwater; In situ preservation; Modelling; Monitoring; Visualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873915828     PISSN: 13505033     EISSN: 17535522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1350503312Z.00000000018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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