Why the Great Wall of China Uses Tamped Earth
In short: An exploration of the ancient rammed earth engineering techniques used to construct the diverse segments of the Great Wall of China.
A 1:27 short film in the series “Architecture Icons”.
Sources used in this film: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / Science Advances, “Biocrusts protect the Great Wall of China from erosion”; Ohio State University, “OhioLINK ETD: Yang, Jin Rong”; Smithsonian Magazine, “Archaeologists Chart the First Great Wall of China”; Smithsonian Magazine, “Parts of China's Great Wall Are Protected by a 'Living Cover' of Biocrusts”; Smithsonian Magazine, “Sticky Rice Mortar, the View From Space, and More Fun Facts About China’s Great Wall”.
Sources used in this film
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / Science Advances — Biocrusts protect the Great Wall of China from erosion · View →
- Ohio State University — OhioLINK ETD: Yang, Jin Rong · View →
- Smithsonian Magazine — Archaeologists Chart the First Great Wall of China · View →
- Smithsonian Magazine — Parts of China's Great Wall Are Protected by a 'Living Cover' of Biocrusts · View →
- Smithsonian Magazine — Sticky Rice Mortar, the View From Space, and More Fun Facts About China’s Great Wall · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / Science Advances: Biocrusts protect the Great Wall of China from erosion
- Also: Ohio State University: OhioLINK ETD: Yang, Jin Rong
- Also: Smithsonian Magazine: Archaeologists Chart the First Great Wall of China
- Also: Smithsonian Magazine: Parts of China's Great Wall Are Protected by a 'Living Cover' of Biocrusts
- Also: Smithsonian Magazine: Sticky Rice Mortar, the View From Space, and More Fun Facts About China’s Great Wall
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