Degradation of ancient Maya carved tuff stone at Copan and its bacterial bioconservation
Abstract Much stone sculptural and architectural heritage is crumbling, especially in intense tropical environments. This is exemplified by significant losses on carvings made of tuff stone at the Classic Maya site of Copan. Here we demonstrate that Copan stone primarily decays due to stress generat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-08-01
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| Series: | npj Materials Degradation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-021-00191-4 |