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Vertical Archaeology: Safety in the Use of Ropes for Scientific Research of Pre-Columbian Andean Cultures

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  • Pedro Ignacio Saez

    (Honorary Collaborator, Building Sciences & Urbanism Department, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • Elena Ángela Carrión

    (Honorary Collaborator, Building Sciences & Urbanism Department, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
    CRESMES, Research Group for Testing, Simulation and Modelling Structures in Civil Engineering and Architecture, Civil Engineering Department, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • Encarnación García

    (Senior Lecturer in Construction Unit, Building Sciences & Urbanism Department, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • Manuel Ollanta Aparicio-Flores

    (Arquitecto de Cusco, Perú, Especializado en Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural ARC90-ICCROM, Representante del Proyecto Ukhupacha en Perú, 04100 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

Scientific research is sometimes subjected to go through field study in places that are difficult to access. Where man has not managed to reach through traditional techniques, work at height systems offer new possibilities, provide safety in exploration and represent an excellent tool that allows a new insight of spaces object of scientific research. For more than 20 years, the Ukhupacha team has been studying, analyzing and selecting the teams, techniques and rope progression systems that best adapt to archaeological works in vertical environments. The projects studied are developed in Pre-Columbian cultures of the Andean mountain range, the high Amazon jungle and its surroundings. As a result, a new working methodology called Vertical Archaeology has been developed. It prioritizes user’s safety by means of ropes when accessing archaeological research areas. The recommended and safest systems, techniques and personal protective equipment (PPE) are presented for each of the phases in which it is proposed to divide archaeological investigations: exploration, training and expedition. Using rope access techniques has allowed the safe study of new artistic and heritage aspects in ancient civilizations, as well as the approach of the scientific community to places that until now had remained hidden.

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  • Pedro Ignacio Saez & Elena Ángela Carrión & Encarnación García & Manuel Ollanta Aparicio-Flores, 2021. "Vertical Archaeology: Safety in the Use of Ropes for Scientific Research of Pre-Columbian Andean Cultures," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-27, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:7:p:3536-:d:526214
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    1. Juan Carlos Pomares & Elena Ángela Carrión & Antonio González & Pedro Ignacio Saez, 2020. "Optimization on Personal Fall Arrest Systems. Experimental Dynamic Studies on Lanyard Prototypes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-15, February.
    2. Elena Ángela Carrión & Pedro Ignacio Saez & Juan Carlos Pomares & Antonio Gonzalez, 2020. "Average Force of Deployment and Maximum Arrest Force of Energy Absorbers Lanyards," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-22, October.
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    1. Elena Ángela Carrión & Belén Ferrer & Juan Francisco Monge & Pedro Ignacio Saez & Juan Carlos Pomares & Antonio González, 2021. "Minimum Clearance Distance in Fall Arrest Systems with Energy Absorber Lanyards," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-19, May.

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