The Conservation of Subterranean Cultural Heritage

 Content: The conservation of subterranean cultural heritage: is it a technical problem or a political problem? C. Saiz-Jimenez  The rock-cut tomb-chapels of Hery and Djehuty on the West Bank of Luxor: history, environment and conservation J.M. Galan  Excavations and conservation problems in the Roman Necropolis along Via Triumphalis in the Vatican G. Spinola  Problems of colour preservation in the Etruscan necropolises of Tuscany (Italy): the painted tombs of Chiusi (Siena) and Sovana, Sorano (Grosseto) M.A. Turchetti, M. Salvini, G. Giachi, P. Pallecchi & P. Tiano  A study for monitoring and conservation in the Roman Catacombs of St. Callistus and Domitilla, Rome (Italy) L. Bruno, S. Belleza, C. Urzi & F. De Leo  The conservation of the Carmona Necropolis (Sevilla, Spain) A. Fernandez-Cortes, J. Elez, S. Cuezva, J.C. Canaveras, D. Benavente, M.A. Rogerio, C. Saiz-Jimenez & S. Sanchez-Moral  Methodological approach to monitor Roman catacombs: experience in the Catacombs of St. Mark, Marcellian and Damasus, Rome, Italy D. Tapete, F. Fratini, B. Mazzei, E. Cantisani, C. Riminesi, R. Manganelli Del Fa, B. Sacchi, O.A. Cuzman, L. Scaletti, M.G. Patrizi & P. Tiano  Identification of lime-based mural painting techniques in catacombs using well-established criteria of stratigraphic investigation D. Tapete, R. Piovesan, E. Cantisani, F. Fratini, C. Mazzoli & L. Maritan  New species description, biomineralization processes and biocleaning applications of Roman catacombs-living bacteria C. Urzi, F. De Leo, L. Bruno, D. Pangallo & L. Krakova  The mural execution technique of the ''dei Fornai'' cubicle revealed by laser cleaning R. Senserrich-Espunes, B. Mazzei, M.G. Patrizi, S. Bracci, M. Realini, B. Sacchi & G. Bartolozzi  Indoors diversity in phototrophic biofilms at St. Paul's Catacombs (Malta) A. Gomez-Bolea, I. Alvaro, E. Llop, S. Sammut & M. Hernandez-Marine  Detection of urban subsurface pollution by rapid multiparametric surveys in 16th century Paranhos spring water tunnel (Porto, Portugal) A. Fernandez-Cortes, E. Sanz-Rubio, A. Sanchez-Malo, S. Cuezva, E. Garcia-Anton, S. Sanchez-Moral, M.J. Afonso, H.I. Chamine & B. Hermosin  Is the presence of bacterial communities related to the urban contamination sources of the 16th century Paranhos spring water tunnel? A.M. Garcia-Sanchez, A.Z. Miller, V. Jurado, A. Dionisio, V.S.F. Muralha, M.J. Afonso & H.I. Chamine  Microbe-mineral interactions in a Portuguese geo-archaeological site A.Z. Miller, A. Dionisio, M.E. Lopes, M.J. Afonso & H.I. Chamine  ''La vie en rose'': a review of the rosy discoloration of subsurface monuments G. Pinar, J. Ettenauer & K. Sterflinger  NanoGraphene Oxide: a new material for a non-invasive and non-destructive strategy to remove biofilms from rock surfaces L. Bruno, L. Quici, I. Ficorella & F. Valentini  Round table on conservation of necropolises, catacombs and tombs J.M. Galan, G. Spinola, M. Turchetti, L. Bruno & A. Fernandez-Cortes  Microclimatic monitoring in Altamira Cave: Two decades of scientific projects for its conservation S. Sanchez-Moral, S. Cuezva, E. Garcia-Anton, A. Fernandez-Cortes, J. Elez, D. Benavente & J.C. Canaveras, V. Jurado, M.A. Rogerio-Candelera & C. Saiz-Jimenez  Altamira and its future J.A. Lasheras, C. de las Heras & A. Prada  The conservation of Lascaux Cave, France J.-M. Geneste & M. Mauriac  The conservation of Chauvet Cave, France. The conservation, research organization and the diffusion of knowledge of a cave inaccessible to the public J.-M. Geneste & M. Bardisa  The conservation of prehistoric caves in Cantabria, Spain R. Ontanon, V. Bayarri, J. Herrera & R. Gutierrez  The conservation of the Nerja Cave: preserving anthropogenic impact in a tourist cave  Y. del Rosal, C. Linan & M. Hernandez-Marine  Cueva del Tesoro, Rincon de la Victoria, Malaga: a treasure of biodiversity V. Jurado, A. Novakova , M. Hernandez-Marine & C. Saiz-Jimenez  Contribution of culture-independent methods to cave aerobiology: the case of Lascaux Cave P.M. Martin-Sanchez & C. Saiz-Jimenez  Are fungi a real threat for the conservation of Altamira Cave? A. Novakova, V. Jurado & C. Saiz-Jimenez  Pathogenic microorganisms related to human visits in Altamira Cave, Spain V. Jurado & L. Laiz, S. Sanchez-Moral & C. Saiz-Jimenez  Microscopic fungi isolated from cave air and sediments in the Nerja Cave - preliminary results A. Novakova, V. Hubka & C. Saiz-Jimenez  Human impact on show caves: chewing gum stuck to the walls I. Dominguez-Monino, V. Jurado, M.A. Rogerio-Candelera & B. Hermosin  Lampenflora as an accompaniment of mass cave tourism, problems and solutions for Postojnska jama, Slovenia J. Mulec  Microorganisms and the natural heritage of Dinaric karst - a review L. Pasic & J. Mulaomerovic  Needle-fiber calcite in Kapova Cave (the Southern Urals, Russia): influence on Upper Paleolithic wall paintings and genesis problems O.Y. Chervyatsova, Y.V. Dublyansky, S.S. Potapov, A.S. Pakhunov, L.V. Leonova, S.P. Glavatskikh, V.S. Zhitenev  Raman Microscopy and IR Imaging of the Palaeolithic Paintings from Kapova Cave, Southern Ural, Russia A.S. Pakhunov, N.N. Brandt & A.Y. Chikishev  Applications of Raman and Infrared spectroscopies to the research and conservation of subterranean cultural heritage C. Capel Ferron, S.E. Jorge Villar, F.J. Medianero Soto, J.T. Lopez Navarrete & V. Hernandez  Round table on conservation of caves J.C. Canaveras, S. Sanchez-Moral, J.A. Lasheras, J.-M. Geneste, R. Ontanon, Y. del Rosal & M. Hernandez-Marine  Colour plate section