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PAINTED ROCK-CUT TOMBS IN CYPRUS FROM THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS TO BYZANTIUM: MATERIAL PROPERTIES, DEGRADATION PROCESSES AND SUSTAINABLE PRESERVATION STRATEGIES

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