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Introduction the concept of stone buildings and its importance. It studies the types of building materials used in historic buildings and monuments and their role in the construction and conservation of archaeological sites and monuments. Also study the different agents of deterioration in the inorganic building materials. Also introduce to the main principles of conservation of stone building materials, including cleaning and consolidation methods. A series of practical exercises in the laboratory and in the field to study the properties of the building materials and the basic conservation methods used in stone buildings. |