Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects
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Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects

  1. 360 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects

About this book

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 invaluable archaeological 'time capsules', which in themajoriety of cases have come to an equilibrium with their environment. As soon as artefacts on the wreck site are moved, this equilibrium is disturbed, and the artefacts may commence to deteriorate, sometimes in a rapid and devastating fashion. In fact excavation without having conservation facilities available is vandalism--the artefacts are much safer being left on the sea bed. Such famous shipwrecks as the Mary Rose (1545), the Wasa (1628) and the Batabia (1629) have not only brought the world's attention to these unique finds, but have also produced tremendous conservation problems. The treatment of a 30 metre waterlogged wooden hull or large cast iron cannon is still causing headaches to conservators.

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Information

Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780408106689
eBook ISBN
9781483294650
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Chapter 1. The underwater environment
  6. Chapter 2. Deterioration of organic materials other than wood
  7. Chapter 3. Waterlogged wood
  8. Chapter 4. Corrosion of metals
  9. Chapter 5. Deterioration of ceramics, glass and stone
  10. Chapter 6. Οn-site storage and conservation
  11. Chapter 7. The packing and transportation of marine archaeological objects
  12. Chapter 8. Conservation of wet organic artefacts excluding wood
  13. Chapter 9. Conservation of waterlogged wood
  14. Chapter 10. Conservation of metals
  15. Chapter 11. Conservation of ceramics, glass and stone
  16. Chapter 12. Environmental considerations for storage and display of marine finds
  17. References
  18. Index