Martha Demas
Biographic Data
| ID | 239320 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martha Demas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martha |
| FAMILY NAME | Demas |
| SIGNATURE | DEMAS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Getty Conservation Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Conservation of archaeological sites
Trackways in Archaeological Conservation and Preservation
Immovable Heritage
The Enduring Collaboration of the Getty Conservation Institute and the Dunhuang Academy in Conservation and Management at the Buddhist Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China
The World Heritage site of the Mogao Grottoes near Dunhuang is China's preeminent ancient Buddhist site on the Silk Road. It flourished between the fourth and the fourteenth centuries and comprises some 492 cave temples with wall paintings and sculpture. The Getty Conservation Institute has been working with the Dunhuang Academy since 1989 on site conservation and management using guidelines, the Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites …
Reburial research
Preservation through reburial is an effective strategy for cultural sites, and information exists that identifies broad categories of fill type, materials and the below-ground physico-chemical and biological conditions that favour survival of cultural artefacts. This apart, relatively little systematic research and testing has been undertaken on the reburial of archaeological materials under alternating wet—dry conditions, which pertain in many a…
Chaco Canyon reburial programme
Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico contains a wealth of archaeological resources, including 150 large earth and masonry structures under active management and preservation. In response to loss of original fabric from exposure over the last 100 years and more, as well as from continuous cycles of maintenance and repair, an extensive and long-term reburial programme was embarked upon in the late 1980s. The overall con…
‘Site unseen’
The decision-making process for managing and conserving archaeological sites is increasingly accepted as being driven by a thorough assessment of values, physical condition of the resource and the management context. Reconciling the results of these assessments, which may point in different directions, to arrive at a decision that is most appropriate for the resource can be a complex process. When reburial (also referred to as backfilling) is bei…
Monitoring through replication
(2004). Monitoring through replication: Design and evaluation of the monitoring reburial at the Laetoli trackway site. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites: Vol. 6, No. 3-4, pp. 295-304
Reburial of archaeological sites
(2004). Reburial of archaeological sites: A colloquium organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, the National Park Service (Intermountain Region) and ICCROM Santa Fe, New Mexico, 17–21 March 2003. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites: Vol. 6, No. 3-4, pp. 133-135
Annotated bibliography on protective shelters for archaeological sites
The literature dealing with protective shelters for archaeological sites is meagre in relation to the number of shelters actually built or proposed, but nevertheless provides a critical source of information for practitioners and decision-makers about the range and types of shelters, their rationale and, infrequently, their performance. This annotated bibliography is a comprehensive overview of the existing literature on protective shelters (limi…
Preserving the Laetoli Footprints
The Laetoli hominid footprints-a preliminary report on the conservation and scientific restudy
The Laetoli hominid footprints-a preliminary report on the conservation and scientific restudy
Reburial of archaeological sites
(2004). Reburial of archaeological sites: A colloquium organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, the National Park Service (Intermountain Region) and ICCROM Santa Fe, New Mexico, 17–21 March 2003. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites: Vol. 6, No. 3-4, pp. 133-135
The Enduring Collaboration of the Getty Conservation Institute and the Dunhuang Academy in Conservation and Management at the Buddhist Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China
The World Heritage site of the Mogao Grottoes near Dunhuang is China's preeminent ancient Buddhist site on the Silk Road. It flourished between the fourth and the fourteenth centuries and comprises some 492 cave temples with wall paintings and sculpture. The Getty Conservation Institute has been working with the Dunhuang Academy since 1989 on site conservation and management using guidelines, the Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites …
The Laetoli hominid footprints-a preliminary report on the conservation and scientific restudy
Preserving the Laetoli Footprints
Annotated bibliography on protective shelters for archaeological sites
The literature dealing with protective shelters for archaeological sites is meagre in relation to the number of shelters actually built or proposed, but nevertheless provides a critical source of information for practitioners and decision-makers about the range and types of shelters, their rationale and, infrequently, their performance. This annotated bibliography is a comprehensive overview of the existing literature on protective shelters (limi…
Reburial research
Preservation through reburial is an effective strategy for cultural sites, and information exists that identifies broad categories of fill type, materials and the below-ground physico-chemical and biological conditions that favour survival of cultural artefacts. This apart, relatively little systematic research and testing has been undertaken on the reburial of archaeological materials under alternating wet—dry conditions, which pertain in many a…
Chaco Canyon reburial programme
Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico contains a wealth of archaeological resources, including 150 large earth and masonry structures under active management and preservation. In response to loss of original fabric from exposure over the last 100 years and more, as well as from continuous cycles of maintenance and repair, an extensive and long-term reburial programme was embarked upon in the late 1980s. The overall con…
‘Site unseen’
The decision-making process for managing and conserving archaeological sites is increasingly accepted as being driven by a thorough assessment of values, physical condition of the resource and the management context. Reconciling the results of these assessments, which may point in different directions, to arrive at a decision that is most appropriate for the resource can be a complex process. When reburial (also referred to as backfilling) is bei…
Monitoring through replication
(2004). Monitoring through replication: Design and evaluation of the monitoring reburial at the Laetoli trackway site. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites: Vol. 6, No. 3-4, pp. 295-304
Reburial of archaeological sites
(2004). Reburial of archaeological sites: A colloquium organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, the National Park Service (Intermountain Region) and ICCROM Santa Fe, New Mexico, 17–21 March 2003. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites: Vol. 6, No. 3-4, pp. 133-135
The Enduring Collaboration of the Getty Conservation Institute and the Dunhuang Academy in Conservation and Management at the Buddhist Cave Temples of Dunhuang, China
The World Heritage site of the Mogao Grottoes near Dunhuang is China's preeminent ancient Buddhist site on the Silk Road. It flourished between the fourth and the fourteenth centuries and comprises some 492 cave temples with wall paintings and sculpture. The Getty Conservation Institute has been working with the Dunhuang Academy since 1989 on site conservation and management using guidelines, the Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites …
Trackways in Archaeological Conservation and Preservation
Immovable Heritage
Conservation of archaeological sites
Archaeology (10 works) · Geography (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · History (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (4 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works) · Art history (2 works)