Biological Deterioration of an Inca Monument at High Altitude in the Andean Range: A Case Study from Ingapirca’s Temple of the Sun (Ecuador)

Biological Deterioration of an Inca Monument at High Altitude in the Andean Range: A Case Study from Ingapirca’s Temple of the Sun (Ecuador)

Scientific studies concerning the causes and consequences of the biodeterioration of stone monuments located at high altitudes in permanently cold, mountainous regions are scarce. For that reason, this study aimed to detect and identify the bacteria involved in the deterioration of this type of monu...

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Main Authors: Luis Andrés Yarzábal, Lenys Buela, Asunción de los Ríos, Diana Peláez, Martha Romero, Fernando Espinoza, Alisson Samantha Torres, Gina Maritza Medina, Jaqueline Gabriela Landi, Marco Vinicio Tapia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Heritage
Subjects:
Inca monument
biodeterioration
heterotrophic bacteria
eurypsychrophilic bacteria
Andean mountains
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/5/3/130

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