Myrto KalofonouUniversity of Cyprus · Department of History and Archaeology
Myrto Kalofonou
Master of Science
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M. Kalofonou is currently a special scientist for the European Project “PlaCe-ITN” Training the next generation of archaeological scientists: Interdisciplinary studies of pre-modern Plasters and Ceramics from the eastern Mediterranean. She is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow and she will conduct her doctoral dissertation titled: Sampling, characterisation and reproduction of historic plasters from Cyprus with special emphasis on hydraulic lime plasters
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The sustainable preservation of monuments requires the use of performing materials which are at the same time compatible with the monument’s historical building materials to ensure structural integrity, adequate performance of the structure in earthquake stresses, and resilience of both restoration and historical materials. This is especially true...
The Temple of Apollo Pythios, built in the Hellenistic era (3rd-1st century BC), is located in the ancient Acropolis of Rhodes. It was excavated during the Italian occupation and reconstructed by the Italians in the period 1937-8. The method of the "scenographic" restoration was the "mixed structure" technique using a core of reinforced concrete in...
The rehabilitation of the Holy Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, completed in March 2017, aimed to address the deformation problems encountered after its most recent reconstruction in 1810. A diagnostic study performed by the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), indicated the cause of the deformations and revealed the Aedicule...
