Keywords
architectural surfaces
conservation
interdisciplinary
authenticity and environment management
Key Words Plus
Building
adobe - Research - Peru
Monuments - conservation and restoration - Peru
Architectural - Environment
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Abstract
The Archaeological Project Huaca de la Luna (Sacred Templeof the Moon) is organized into four areas: archaeology, conservation,social use, and community development, each based on aresponsible social and environmental policy compatible with theacademic and scientific level suitable for this type of intervention.The article presents the results of an investigative process begunin 1991 that will continue until 2016 under a program based on aManagement and Conservation Plan created last year. It explainshow an interdisciplinary team led by an archaeologist and a preservationist,conscious of their ethical and professional roles andresponsibilities, together plan, implement, and evaluate their interventionat a pre Inca cultural resource constructed of earth (oradobe), with intensely colored polychromatic painted walls exposedto severe environmental, social and economic conditions thataffect its geohistorical integrity. In this context, a novel experiencefor Peru is presented, a management alternative that proposesresponsible management of the environment as a pre-requisitefor conservation of the archaeological monument; implementationof a conservation process with minimal intervention, respectful ofthe authenticity of the site; and administration of a growing andworrying flow of tourists. These elements, taken together, requirean integrated study in order to determine the carrying capacity ofthese fragil structures and earthen walls.Apuntes is registered under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Thus, this work may be reproduced, distributed, and publicly shared in digital format, as long as the names of the authors and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana are acknowledged. Others are allowed to quote, adapt, transform, auto-archive, republish, and create based on this material, for any purpose (even commercial ones), provided the authorship is duly acknowledged, a link to the original work is provided, and it is specified if changes have been made. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana does not hold the rights of published works and the authors are solely responsible for the contents of their works; they keep the moral, intellectual, privacy, and publicity rights.
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