Protective Shelters
Sites where a modern "shelter" (often in the form of a steel shed) has been erected over a significant part of the site to protect it from the elements.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aquileia | ||
| Archaeological site of Philippi | The mosaics of the Octagon are covered by a large protective shelter | |
| Arslantepe Mound | The site has been protected with an innovative roofing system. (Nomination Text, p. 56) | |
| Ban Chiang | "The Ban Chiang excavation site is protected from damage with a secured shelter. " (official description UNESCO website) | |
| Biblical Tells | Hatzor palace | |
| Danube Limes | Several components are protected by shelters, e.g. the well preserved walls of the burgus of Passau Haibach (ID No 9c), Kleinkastell Oberranna (ID No 10), the bath house in Schlögen (ID No 11a) and the porta principalis dextra of the fort in Tulln (ID No 27b). (Nomination file, p. 62, 66, 76) | |
| Great Zimbabwe | Both Great Enclosure and Hill Ruins hold remains of Daga Huts under a reed-covered structure. | |
| Hiraizumi | Protective shelter of Konjikido Hall in Chusonji Temple | |
| Ironbridge Gorge | Over the Old Furnace in Coalbrookdale | |
| Jelling | The stones are protected by glass covers. A competition to design them took place in 2010 and the project was inaugurated in Dec 2011 | |
| Jewish-Medieval heritage of Erfurt | The Mikveh lies under a concrete protective building. | |
| Joya de Ceren | 3 separate covered areas | |
| Kerkuane | The House of Tanit is under a protective shelter. | |
| Kotor | The Roman mosaics at Risan | |
| Lalibela | Supposedly temporary during restoration - in Oct 08 new structures were opened to replace others 10 years old ("The churches that were covered with shelters are: Biet medhane-Alem, Biet Mariam, Biet Masqal, Bier Ammanuel and Biet Abba-Libanos") | |
| Longobards in Italy | Castelseprio-Torba: at the basilica parts of the original floor are under a protective shelter | |
| Lower German Limes | A protective structure was built over the foundation walls of the thermal baths of Colonia Ulpia Traiana (Xanten), which imitates the ancient shape of the building and has housed the Roman Museum since 2008. (wiki) | |
| Lumbini | Building covers the ancient ruins | |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | Complete buildings safeguard the Terracotta Warriers | |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples are protected by big tents to prevent erosion. | |
| Mérida | Covering the Roman mosaics | |
| Ohrid Region | The mosaics at the early Basilica are covered from the sun by a roof structure | |
| Panamá | Salon Bolivar: The little museum is entirely enclosed by glass to protect it and is actually in the courtyard of another building, the massive Palacio Bolívar | |
| Paphos | Mosaics | |
| Peking Man Site | "..the government built a shelter covering some 3,700 square meters around the cave. The protective shelter is an environmental-friendly iron structure with plants on the roof and a series of high-tech systems in place to monitor and protect the cave. " | |
| Persepolis | The Apadana Staircase has been protected by a roof since the mid 1990s | |
| Petra | The Byzantine Church with its mosaics is covered | |
| Petroglyphs of the Lake Onega and the White Sea | Besovy Sledki | |
| Phu Phrabat | "Shelters have been constructed over the Sīma stones at Wat Phra Phuthabat Buaban to protect them from natural erosion since these stones have delicate carvings of Buddha’s life and the Jataka stories." (AB ev) | |
| Polonnaruva | Gal Vihara | |
| Quanzhou | Protective shelter at the Sites of Cizao Kilns and Dehua Kilns (Nomination file, p. 404, 406-407) | |
| Quirigua | The stelae stand under thatched coverings | |
| Red Bay Basque Whaling Station | The excavation sites have been reburied for protection, or are underwater, covered by tarpaulins. Few elements are immediately visible to the inexpert visitor. (AB ev) | |
| Roșia Montană | "A temporary shelter has been built to cover the circular funerary structure at the Hop necropolis." (ABev 2018) | |
| Ruins of León Viejo | Several buildings | |
| San Agustín | ||
| Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple | Grotto: Wooden superstructure, glass wall | |
| ShUM Sites | The Mikvah in Speyer. | |
| Si Thep | The stucco dwarfs are underneath a metal roof shelter. | |
| Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor | Danfeng Gate Xian - the new "reconstructed" gate is in fact a protective shelter suspended over the archaeological remains which are visible inside the "new" gate. The Nomination file only shows photos of the site before the reconstruction and states "After excavation, Danfeng Gate is protectively covered by shelter, and opened for exhibition. The covering shelter was built with an architectural and artistic attempt to imitate a Tang Dynasty style." See | |
| Taxila | Jaulian Monastery | |
| Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae | Covered by a large tent | |
| Thang Long | Archaeological sites | |
| Tierradentro | ||
| Um er-Rasas | over St Stephen's Church and part of the Church of the Lions (Unesco website) | |
| Villa Romana del Casale | Plexi glass covering protects the mosaics | |
| Xochicalco | Over the Rampa de los Animales | |
| Yin Xu | Archeological sites | |
| Çatalhöyük | "Each mound hosts a large shelter that contains the digs." (wikivoyage) |
Suggestions?
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