Abstract
The restoration of a building entails specific techniques and professional skills, revealing the logic and logistics of reconstruction. Focusing on the repairs made following a major earthquake allows us to explore such a building system, which is implemented at times of crisis and emergency. From 2015 to 2019, the research program RECAP (“Reconstruire après un séisme. Expériences antiques et innovations et à Pompéi”; Rebuilding after an earthquake. Ancient experiments and innovations in Pompeii) was carried out to shed new light on the reconstruction conditions in Pompeii and building techniques in the wake of an earthquake. This contribution sets out the methodology of the project, covering three main steps: the definition of an architectural repair; the presentation of the analytic criteria of the repairs through the database OPUR (Outils pour unités de réparation; Tools for repair Units); and mapping post-seismic interventions in Pompeii. Promoting a multidisciplinary approach to built heritage, this method may prove helpful to archaeologists, architects, and engineers for characterizing repairs in areas prone to seismic risk.
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We wish to extend our warmest thanks to Laura Pecchioli for her invitation and help with producing this chapter. Our gratitude also goes to the entire RECAP “Regio VII” team: Francesca Autiero, Guilhem Chapelin, Marina Covolan, Arnaud Coutelas, Thomas Crognier, Giuseppina De Martino, Marco Di Ludovico, Christophe Loiseau, Florence Monier, Arnaud Montabert, and Andrea Prota. Without the kind support of the team at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, this program might never have seen the light of day. We would like to thank its director, Massimo Osanna, excavations director Grete Stefani, architecture officer Annamaria Mauro, archaeology officers Laura De Esposito, Bruno De Nigris, Giuseppe Scarpati, and scientific assistant Vincenzo Sabini. Finally, we thank Arnaud Picandet for the illustration of this article as well as Victoria Weavil for her revision of the English text.
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Dessales, H., Cavero, J., Tricoche, A. (2022). Post-Earthquake Reconstruction: Mapping and Recording Repairs in Ancient Pompeii. In: D'Amico, S., Venuti, V. (eds) Handbook of Cultural Heritage Analysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60016-7_63
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