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Recent publications on protective shelters

This is a rare, if not unique, example of a monograph dedicated to a protective shelter over archaeological remains. In about 150 pages, this beautifully illustrated trilingual publication (English, German, Turkish) provides a comprehensive account of the design and construction process, including consideration both of architectural design criteria and, more unusually, conservation criteria. This reflects the fact that an interdisciplinary team of specialists (in conservation, restoration, construction physics, geology, microbiology, archaeology, architecture and materials science) was assembled in the early stages to draw up the technical specifications for the shelter. Although the overall focus of the volume is on the architectural design ethos rather than the conservation criteria, the latter are served by a chapter on the climatic considerations for the shelter; and a chapter, albeit rather general, on future conservation activities. The earliest excavations at Ephesus date to the latter half of the 19th century, with Austrian involvement at the site since 1895. Excavated by Austrian archaeologists over the period 1960-85 [1], the 'Terrace Houses' consist of housing units built on a series of terraces on the slope above the Street of the Curetes in the southern area of the excavated site. They represent a stupendous ex-