As recent dramatic and numerous examples demonstrate, earthquakes still constitute a significant threat to cultural heritage (Bam 2003; L’Aquila 2009; Haiti 2010; Nepal 2015). By damaging the historical legacy, telluric phenomena affect economic and touristic incomes and alter regional identities and collective psyche. In the Andes, as in other emerging regions across the globe, deficient seismic hazard assessments, constant lack of resources, and inadequate maintenance programs are additional challenges for cultural heritage management. As part of our archaeoseismological investigation in the Cusco area (Peru), we developed a relational database, which seeks to identify, record and inventory seismic damage in pre-Columbian architecture. This work presents the main characteristics of the structure and design of the RISC (“Risque sismique, Incas et Société à Cusco”) database and its contribution in supporting the fieldwork organization and facilitating the data acquisition. The collected architectonical evidence constitutes the first large archaeoseismological dataset in South America and will provide valuable complementary data in Peru to regional seismic hazard studies. We here aim to demonstrate that an ergonomic and user-friendly interface has a role to play in supervising and preserving the cultural heritage in active seismic areas. By converting ad-hoc surveys into routine inspections, RISC could become an effective low-tech monitoring system, providing relevant support for disaster risk reduction plans in archaeological sites conservation. We stress the necessity of adopting cost-effective and easy-to-implement tools for cultural heritage monitoring in emerging countries through this case study. Our database may represent a relevant methodological background and template for further initiatives in both fields of archaeoseismology and cultural heritage protection.

正如最近的大量例子所表明的那样，地震仍然对文化遗产构成重大威胁（Bam 2003；L'Aquila 2009；Haiti 2010；Nepal 2015）。通过破坏历史遗产，地球现象影响经济和旅游收入并改变区域身份和集体心理。在安第斯山脉，与全球其他新兴地区一样，地震灾害评估不足、资源持续缺乏和维护计划不足是文化遗产管理面临的额外挑战。作为我们在库斯科地区（秘鲁）的考古地震学调查的一部分，我们开发了一个关系数据库，旨在识别、记录和清点前哥伦布时期建筑中的地震破坏。这项工作介绍了 RISC（“Risque sismique，Incas et Société à Cusco”）数据库及其在支持实地工作组织和促进数据采集方面的贡献。收集到的建筑证据构成了南美洲第一个大型考古地震学数据集，并将为秘鲁的区域地震灾害研究提供有价值的补充数据。我们在此旨在证明符合人体工程学且用户友好的界面在监督和保护活跃地震区的文化遗产方面可以发挥作用。通过转换 我们在此旨在证明符合人体工程学且用户友好的界面在监督和保护活跃地震区的文化遗产方面可以发挥作用。通过转换 我们在此旨在证明符合人体工程学且用户友好的界面在监督和保护活跃地震区的文化遗产方面可以发挥作用。通过转换将临时调查纳入常规检查，RISC可以成为一个有效的低技术监测系统，为考古遗址保护中的减灾计划提供相关支持。通过本案例研究，我们强调了在新兴国家采用具有成本效益且易于实施的文化遗产监测工具的必要性。我们的数据库可以代表相关的方法论背景和模板，以便在考古地震学和文化遗产保护两个领域采取进一步行动。