Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects.

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Over the past twenty years there has been a significant increase in underwater activities such as scuba diving which, coupled with the adventure andromance always associated with shipwrecks, has led to rapid developments in the discovery and excavation of shipwrecked material. These shipwrecks are i...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pearson, Colin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2014.
Temas:
Underwater archaeology.
Antiquities > Collection and preservation.
Archéologie sous-marine.
Antiquités > Collections et conservation.
underwater archaeology.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Antiquities > Collection and preservation
Underwater archaeology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1. The underwater environment
  • Introduction
  • 1.1 The nature of the seawater
  • 1.2 The nature of the sediment
  • 1.3 The nature of the biota
  • 1.4 Classification of marine environments for wreck sites
  • 1.5 Classification of artefact sites within wreck sites
  • Chapter 2. Deterioration of organic materials other than wood
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Organic artefact material of plant origin other than wood
  • 2.3 Structure of cellulosic materials other than wood.
  • 2.4 Proteinaceous materials used in artefacts
  • 2.5 Fabrication of leather and parchment
  • 2.6 Enamel and dentine structures
  • teeth and ivory
  • 2.7 Bony structures (bones and antlers)
  • Chapter 3. Waterlogged wood
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The fundamental problem
  • 3.3 The structure of wood
  • 3.4 The drying of waterlogged wood
  • 3.5 Drying above the fibre saturation point: collapse
  • 3.6 Drying below the fibre saturation point: shrinkage
  • 3.7 Overall dimensional behaviour on drying waterlogged wood
  • 3.8 The condition of waterlogged wood
  • Chapter 4. Corrosion of metals.
  • 6.6 Glass, ceramics and stone
  • 6.7 Organic materials
  • 6.8 Composite objects
  • Chapter 7. The packing and transportation of marine archaeological objects
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Packing materials
  • 7.3 Specific methods of packing
  • 7.4 Transportation
  • Chapter 8. Conservation of wet organic artefacts excluding wood
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Water and the organic artefact
  • 8.3 Criteria for treatment proposals
  • 8.4 General approaches
  • 8.5 Conservation of marine leathers
  • 8.6 Conservation of marine textiles
  • 8.7 Cordage and wadding
  • 8.8 Matting
  • 8.9 Bone, teeth, ivory.
  • 8.10 Cork
  • 8.11 Baleen, horn, quill, feather, claws, hoof, tortoise shell
  • 8.12 Amber
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 9. Conservation of waterlogged wood
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Impregnation and bulking
  • 9.3 The development of treatments for waterlogged wood
  • 9.4 The development of polyethylene glycol methods for treating waterlogged wood
  • 9.5 The use of sugars
  • 9.6 In situ polymerization
  • 9.7 Impregnation with a wax or resin using a non-aqueous solvent and drying from a non-aqueous solvent
  • 9.8 Silicates and siliceous materials.

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