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Analysing the Vulnerability State of The Cultural Heritage by Geomorphological and Geophysical Methods: A Case Study on The Black Sea Coast, The Roman Edifice With Mosaic Site of Constanta, Romania

Andreea Andra-Topârceanu
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Mihaela Verga
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Mihai Mafteiu
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Marius Andra
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Marian Marin
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Radu Daniel Pintilii
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Giampietro Mazza
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Donatella Carboni
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Version 1 : Received: 15 December 2022 / Approved: 19 December 2022 / Online: 19 December 2022 (03:40:17 CET)

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Andra-Topârceanu, A.; Verga, M.; Mafteiu, M.E.; Andra, M.-D.; Marin, M.; Pintilii, R.-D.; Mazza, G.; Carboni, D. Vulnerability Analysis of the Cultural Heritage Sites—The Roman Edifice with Mosaic, Constanța, Romania. Land 2023, 12, 385. Andra-Topârceanu, A.; Verga, M.; Mafteiu, M.E.; Andra, M.-D.; Marin, M.; Pintilii, R.-D.; Mazza, G.; Carboni, D. Vulnerability Analysis of the Cultural Heritage Sites—The Roman Edifice with Mosaic, Constanța, Romania. Land 2023, 12, 385.

Abstract

Heritage monuments are religious, historical, strategic or civil edifices and could be deteriorated, even damaged due to their exposure to natural and human induced processes. The Roman Edifice with Mosaic (II-IV A.D.), the largest one in Eastern Europe is an ancient civil edifice built on the steep cliff in the western part of Black Sea, Constanța, Romania and being exposed to geomorphological and hydrogeological processes is affected by degradation. The main objective of this paper is to assess the current state of this ancient historical site in relation with the environmental instability in order to offer scientific support for rehabilitation process through interdisciplinary and non-destructive methods. Geophysical methods had been applied to analyze comparatively the spatial variations and flows of groundwater around Roman Mosaic over 10 years. Geomorphological hazards had been inventoried and mapped. The results emphasize the state of degradation of the roman mosaic pavement and ancient walls mainly through high variations of the deposits moisture due to poor maintenance which caused suffusion, slip processes, bring the mosaic into highly vulnerability range. Zoning vulnerability map of the Roman Mosaic environment is a necessary tool for continuously improvement of risk management because emphasize clearly the sectors which still confronting with hazards.

Keywords

cultural heritage; Roman Mosaic; geomorphological hazard; geophysical survey; geomorphological methods; vulnerability zoning

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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