Research on the Relationship between Environment and Deterioration in Cave Temples

摘要：

THE AIM OF OUR RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENT AND DETERIORATION IN CAVE TEMPLESThe earliest caves were created at the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang in the latter half of the 4th century.Construction continued at the site for approximately 1,000 years,until sometime after the middle of the 14th century.However,the earliest caves are no longer extant,and up until about 60years ago,the front sections of most of the cave temples had fallen away,thus exposing the Buddhist sculptures and wall paintings inside the caves and burying the fronts of the cave temples under the fallen sand and stone debris.Thus the 1,500-year history of the grottoes has been etched onto the site in the midst of its harsh natural environment.

作者: Okada Ken Takabayashi Hiromi Uno Tomoko

作者单位: Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties,Tokyo

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008古遗址保护国际学术讨论会暨国际岩石力学学会区域研讨会(International Symposium Conservation of Ancient Sites 2008 & ISRM-Sponsored Regional Symposium)

会议地点: 甘肃敦煌

会议语种:英文

页码: 101-104

在线出版日期: 2008-09-22（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）