In the frame of Task 3.1 the third condition assessment was carried out by a five-member team from WP3 at the Jewish cemeteries in Kleinbardorf and Unsleben in Franconia, Germany, in June 2024. The team consisted of Katharina Fuchs (UAA), Marija Milchin (UAA), Farkas Pintér (UAA), Stefan Simon (SPK), and Abdelrhman Fahmy (SPK).

The cemetery in Kleinbardorf contains of around 3,500 graves and gravestones, some dating back to the 16th century; the last funeral dated to 1938. The cemetery in Unsleben is much smaller and also presents a more compact history of use, with most of the graves originating from the 19th century. The predominant stone used was a local siliceous sandstone, however, a few limestone and marble objects were also identified and used for the detailed condition assessment for the STECCI Project.

The condition assessment included visual inspection and a range of in-situ tests, such as contact sponge and Karsten tube tests for water absorption, brush test for surface material loss, gloss and color measurements, ultrasonic velocity, etc. Digital mapping of decay and damage patterns, as well as RTI photography, were used to visually capture the situation on-site.