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Synopsis This book of its kind is being published in India for the first time. Here we have a book for those who are interested in the critical appreciation of the problems relating to conservation and preservation of monuments and antiquities including the entire World Heritage. It encompasses in itself a vast vista of visions visualizing the entire gamut of conservation and preservation required for the safeguard of the World Cultural Heritage including minor antiquities housed in museums and varied collections. On the one hand, the articles published deal with the scientific techniques like aerial photography and Ground magnetics in digital image processing, etc. It also touches the conservation of excavated remains along with preservation objects of fragile material like paper, wood, etc. Some of the articles delved deep in analyzing the cause and effect of inherent deterioration and decay of varied monuments and pollutions thereof. The Book does not confine itself only with the conservation problems of Indian monuments, it has taken stock of problems confronting the monuments of other countries like Greece, Egypt, etc. Here, therefore, is an outstanding collection of articles dealing with multifarious international problems the World Heritage faces. The book has been divided into four broad Sections : -Sections 1 deals with the scientific Investigations for Archaeological Remains; Sections 2 and 3 deals with the technical investigations and Conservation of Museums and excavated remains, respectively. The last Chapter taking about the Conservation of ancient monuments in India and Abroad.