Ruins Stabilization in the Southwestern United States
Editor(s): Roland Richert; Gordon Vivian
Year: 1974
Summary
This book is a guide to the methods, materials, and techniques employed in the stabilization and maintenance of prehistoric and historic structures in a ruinous condition. It is designed especially for construction and maintenance personnel of local. State and Federal agencies charged with the care of land on which there are historic structures worthy of preservation in an "as is" condition. The publication is an outgrowth of a very early ruins stabilization manual written by the late R. Gordon Vivian in 1949 for the National Park Service and revised in 1962.
Cite this Record
Ruins Stabilization in the Southwestern United States. Roland Richert, Gordon Vivian. Washington: National Park Service. 1974 ( tDAR id: 371760) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8NC5ZBJ
Keywords
Material
Building Materials
Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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Historic Governmental Structure
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Kiva / Great Kiva
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Non-Domestic Structures
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Heritage Management
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Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis
General
Preservation
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Reconstruction
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Restoration
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Ruins Stabilization
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Stabilization
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UNESCO Recommendations
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): National Park Service
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