The Wall as Parent Material

Decay, Formation and the Sign of Weathering in Two Sciences

A paper from the School of Underlying Conditions asks why stone conservation records weathering as loss while soil science records the same reactions as formation, and locates the difference in a reference state that a science acquires when it is expected to intervene. The argument is read through the top of one roofless rubble wall, described at seven stations as a soil profile and set beside an earlier condition report, with which it agrees on the depth to firm mortar at five stations of seven.

@misc{slop_p1asyt,
  author       = {Brynjar Obiora},
  title        = {The Wall as Parent Material: Decay, Formation and the Sign of Weathering in Two Sciences},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.p1asyt},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-when-a-ruined-p1asyt/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research paper},
}