- anastylosis
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the reassembly of ruined monuments or other artifacts from remaining fragments in an archeologically responsible way (with use of modern materials when needed)Syn: reassembly, refabrication
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Anastylosis — using original architectural elements where possible. It is also sometimes used in archaeology to refer to use of the same technique in restoring broken pottery and other small objects.CriticismAnastylosis has its detractors in the scientific… … Wikipedia
anastylosis — /an euh stuy loh sis/, n., pl. anastyloses / seez/. the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating new materials. [1955 60; ANA + Gk stýlosis, deriv. of styloûn to prop with… … Universalium
anastylosis — an·a·sty·lo·sis … English syllables
anastylosis — noun the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary) • Topics: ↑archeology, ↑archaeology • Hypernyms: ↑reassembly, ↑refabrication * * * /an euh stuy loh sis/, n., pl.… … Useful english dictionary
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Angkor — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Angkor State Party = CAM Type = Cultural Criteria = i, ii, iii, iv ID = 668 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 1992 Session = 16th Danger = 1992 2004 Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/668Angkor is a name… … Wikipedia
Borobudur — Infobox Historic building caption=Borobudur northwest view name=Borobudur map type=Java Topography map size=258 latitude= 7.608 longitude=110.204 location town=near Magelang, Central Java location country=Indonesia architect=Gunadharma client=… … Wikipedia
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