An assessment of deterioration in cultural heritage: the unique case of Eflatunpinar Hittite Water Monument in Konya, Turkey

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dc.authoridince, ismail/0000-0002-6692-7584
dc.contributor.authorBozdag, Ali
dc.contributor.authorInce, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorBozdag, Ayla
dc.contributor.authorHatir, M. Ergun
dc.contributor.authorTosunlar, M. Bahadir
dc.contributor.authorKorkanc, Mustafa
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:34:17Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:34:17Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractStone monuments are important symbols of cultural heritage of countries. However, many environmental factors negatively affect these monuments. The increasing damage on the stone monuments and the danger of irreversible loss of cultural heritage have resulted in growing efforts for the preservation of the monuments. Eflatunpinar Hittite Water Monument in Beysehir, Konya, Turkey, is a unique Hittite cultural monument that has survived for nearly 3200 years even though it has been exposed to many environmental effects. In this study, non-destructive testing (NDT) was used to detect the degradation on the building stones of the Eflatunpinar Hittite Water Monument and change-deterioration maps were prepared subsequently. It was also investigated whether the chemistry of the Eflatunpinar spring water may cause deterioration. Additionally, the petrographic, chemical, and physico-mechanical properties of the rocks taken from the ancient stone quarry were determined in order to compare with the properties of the monument's building stones. Based on the physico-chemical characteristics of the Eflatunpinar spring water and XRD results of crusts in building stone surface of the monument, it was identified that water can be effective on the formation of calcite and gypsum crusts especially in the lower parts of the monument. However, applied NDT methods and change-deterioration maps indicated that the deterioration as well as neglect and abandonment in the monument are mostly associated with the capillary effect of the flowing water through the structure and the deterioration effect is more apparent in contact points between the building stone and the flowing water. Additionally, in the building stones above the capillary front, the conservation condition is significantly better.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10064-019-01617-9
dc.identifier.endpage1197
dc.identifier.issn1435-9529
dc.identifier.issn1435-9537
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85074580320
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1185
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-019-01617-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15895
dc.identifier.volume79
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000492574800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Heidelberg
dc.relation.ispartofBulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectNon-destructive tests
dc.subjectDeterioration
dc.subjectPhysico-mechanical properties
dc.subjectEflatunpinar Hittite Water Monument
dc.subjectBuilding stone
dc.titleAn assessment of deterioration in cultural heritage: the unique case of Eflatunpinar Hittite Water Monument in Konya, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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