TITLE:
Mud Wasps and Its Role in the Destruction of Ancient Buildings in Application to the Temple of Isis in the Temple of Dandara, Qena, Egypt and Methods of Prevention
AUTHORS:
Elashmawy Ahmed Abd-Elkareem, Hany Ahmed Fouad
KEYWORDS:
Mud Wasps, Sandstone, Temple of Isis, Destruction, Treatment
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research,
Vol.10 No.1,
March
30,
2022
ABSTRACT: Mud wasps are one of the most important problems that many archaeological sites suffer from in Egypt, especially in southern Egypt. Wasp’s growth increases, especially on the surface of stones or on mud-brick buildings, which represents a major challenge to these archaeological sites. It works to hide the stone surfaces and archaeological inscriptions found on them in addition to that it works to damage the stone surfaces themselves through the nests that they build on these surfaces. It works on weakening the structure of sandstone and the study that included a study on mud wasps and Analysis of nests and studied through the use of various devices and methods, the damage and its nature have also been studied as a result of the presence of wasp nests and the reasons for their existence. Various treatment methods and the best appropriate methods for treating sandstone and stopping wasp activity have also been studied.