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Salvage Epigraphy |
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The aim of salvage epigraphy is to record the most seriously endangered reliefs first. This has already proved to be a timely intervention as some inscriptions recorded in 2000 are now severely damaged or destroyed. In 1999 and 2000, we focused on the battle scenes along the bottom of the south exterior wall which showed rapid deterioration from salt damage despite conservation treatments by the Centre Franco-Égyptien in 1998 and 1999.
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The problem. White patches
are salts that have appeared on the surface of the stone, causing it to
decay. The salts are carried to the surface by water and crystallize after
the moisture evaporates