Program and activities

Arrival day: July 7th

July 8th

Course Presentation and logistics.
Characterization of dimension stone: Different building stone description: mineralogy, geochemistry, physic and mechanical characteristics.
Visit to the historical center of Salamanca: the building stones.

July 9th

Radiological characterization of natural stones.
- Theory
- Practice

July 10th

Computer modelling of heritage resources
- Theory
- Practice

July 11th

Visit to Villamayor quarry
Visit to Martinamor historical quarry (Heritage Stone Resource)
Other traditional building stones

July 12th

Rock pathologies I
Rock pathologies II

July 13th

Visiting the New Cathedral tower

July 14th

Cultural activity

July 15th

Geodiversity
Geoethics: open round table
Cocktail at the Faculty of Sciences bar

July 16th

Visiting the dinosaur museum (Salas de los Infantes, Burgos), fossil trees museum (Hacinas) and Santo Domingo de Silos monastery (possibility for listening Gregorian music)

July 17th

Geological Risk Assessment in Urban Areas:

Landslades
Earthquakes

Practical work on Risks

July 18th

Education and heritage conservation

July 19th

Fieldtrip.

Los Santos granite quarry
Visiting a Roman road
Visiting the city of Bejar:
- El Bosque: the historical renacentist garden.
Visiting Casa Lis museum
Cocktail at the Casa Lis terrace
End of the activities.

July 20th

Departing day

Link to the virtual platform with all the course contents:

https://moodle.usal.es/course/view.php?id=9764

Visiting our Heritage

Map of quarries
The Old City Map

* Afternoons of the 13th and 14th will be free of activities.