Archaeology and Conservation along the Silk Road

Liangren Zhang, Gabriela Krist, Liangren Zhang, Gabriela Krist

• Publisher: Böhlau Wien
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9783205200444
• eBook ISBN:
  9783205200451
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Art General

Supported by Eurasia Pacific Uninet, the second international conference on "Archaeology and Conservation along the Silk Road" was jointly organized by Nanjing University China and Institute of Conservation, University of Applied Arts Vienna and held in May 2016 in China. Silk Road showcases the trans-continental cultural movements between Europe and Asia and this event encouraged researchers to reflect on popular as well as otherwise under-represented topics. This volume includes selected papers from the conference and merges aspects of archaeology with conservation. Subjects vary from field drawings, unique local techniques, spread of diseases and epidemics to DNA studies assessing population migration and mixture. Next Silk Road conference is planned for 2018 to carry forward the initiative of learning and exchange of knowledge.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Body
• Preface – University of Applied Arts Vienna
• Preface – Nanjing University
• Plagues and Peoples – a Bioarchaeological Perspective on Trade Routes Michaela Binder
• Early Wheat Cultivation and Plant Use in Xinjiang Prehistory – New Evidence from Starch Analysis Peter Weiming Jia, Florence M. Chau
• Ganch as Historical Building Material and the Kundal Wall Painting Technique in the Mausoleum Ishrat Khana, Samarkand, Uzbekistan Steffen Laue, Pamela Kleinmann.
• Ancient Torpedo Jars of Iran (Persian Gulf) Hossein Tofighian
• Fragmentary Works of Art from the Simsim Grottoes – Methods of Analysing Detached Wall Paintings from Cave Number 40 under Special Consideration of Resting Soot Deposits Birgit Angelika Schmidt.
• Archaeological Site of Persepolis (Iran) – the Finishing Technique of the Stone Monuments Alireza Askari Chaverdi, Pierfrancesco Callieri, Marisa Laurenzi Tabasso, Stefano Ridolfi
• A Summary on Material Research on Buddhist Mural Paintings from the Northern Silk Road – Pigment Degradation and Laboratory Simulation of their Alteration Mechanisms Ellen Egel, Stefan Simon, Toralf Gabsch, Ina Reiche
• Ephesos, the Metropolis of Roman Asia – a City at the Crossroads of East and West Martin Steskal, Gro Bjørnstad
• Conservation Studies at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and a Diploma Thesis in Ephesus Gabriela Krist, Barbara Rankl
• A Gold-Coated Silverware Unearthed from a Tubo Dynasty Cemetery in Dulan County, Qinghai Province Wang Bohan, Zhou Shuanglin.
• Altai during the Period of the Xiongnu Empire Alexey A. Tishkin
• The Materials from Tadjik (Tograklik-akin) in the Collection of the Hermitage – Mikhail Berezovsky Kucha Expedition 1905–2907 Kira Samosiuk
• Handling with a Taboo in the Academic Education for Conservators-Restorers – the Conservation of the Detached Wall Paintings between Museum’s Exhibition and Recontextualization Thomas Danzl
• List of Authors