The Contribution of Geoscience to Cultural Heritage Studies
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چکیده
Our cultural heritage derives from the development and diversifi cation of human cultures and abilities. Scientifi c investigation of cultural heritage has several important aims: (1) increasing our knowledge and understanding of the tangible heritage; (2) assembling information, including physical evidence, in order to add cultural value to the heritage, including the “intangible” values; and (3) helping to defi ne the conditions, limits, risks, and potential for sustainable conservation and management of human heritage in general.
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