CULTURAL HERITAGE SITE UNDER RISK: A CASE STUDY FROM PETRA, JORDAN

Authors

  • Fadi Bala'awi Queen Rania Faculty of Tourism and Heritage, Department of Conservation Science, The Hashemite University; P.O. Box 330127 Postal Code 13115 Zarqa, Jordan
  • Mairna H. Mustafa Queen Rania Faculty of Tourism and Heritage, Department of Sustainable Tourism, The Hashemite University; P.O. Box 330127 Postal Code 13115 Zarqa, Jordan

Keywords:

NW Iran, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Dava Göz, Excavation and Chronological Table

Abstract

One of the major problems facing the World Heritage Site of Petra is of salt damage caused by weathering effect; this study examined and monitored the salt types and distribution within four different monuments at the site; these were the Treasury, Palace Tomb, Deir Tomb, and the Theatre. The study examined the interaction of both single salts and the salts in mixed solutions and their effect on each other’s solubility, it also determined the ‘safe’ levels of relative humidity where salt damage in monuments or objects contaminated with these salts can be minimized.

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Published

2023-07-28

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Articles