Reassessing an Approved Conservation Project with Unresolved Implementation Traceability: A Two-Track Reactivation Framework for the Selime Rock-Cut Complex
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Approved conservation projects that remain unimplemented for years require reassessment before site work begins. This study examines the 2012–2014 conservation project for the Selime rock-cut complex as a record set that may be reactivated for future implementation. The project combined a 54-station local Total Station network with laser and manual measurements, restitution drawings, deterioration records, material analyses, and approved restoration drawings. Historical interpretations were graded as C1 direct evidence, C2 strong inference, C3 bounded hypothesis, or C4 unresolved. Technical validity was assessed through historical/spatial basis (H), current risk (R), and operational compatibility (O), while implementation traceability was recorded separately through U. Applied to eight selected components, the framework shows that safety, circulation, platforms, and service decisions require current verification, whereas stratigraphic and reconstructive interventions remain constrained by evidential strength. The study proposes a two-track reactivation framework separating technical validity from implementation traceability for delayed conservation projects under comparable site conditions.
Source: Preprints.org
Author: Mehmet Fatih Aydın
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204104336