Week 8: Molly: Article about Acropolis

I read on Yahoo News that scientists are using new laser technology to clean up the Acroplios in Greece. Scientists are using a system that uses infrared and ultraviolet rays at the same time. But even wearing goggles, scientists can only work for 2 hours at a time using laser beams. I thought it was interesting because they are finding decoration and inscription that had been lost for centuries but, at the same time, we have no idea how this treatment will affect the Acropolis one hundred years from now. There have already been restorations that have actually hurt the buildings more than helped despite the best of intentions. I think it is important that we preserve these buildings but where do we draw the line at what is too radical? This article explains one way we respond today to art of the past-we try to preserve it.

You can check out the article through this link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081017/lf_nm_life/us_greece_acropolis