Conservation of archaeological ships and boats : personal experiences /

Conservation of archaeological ships and boats : personal experiences /

Behind each archaeological shipwreck recovery lies a team of highly skilled specialists: divers, archaeologists, engineers, scientists, conservators, curators, historians, designers etc. While each boat found presents a unique combination of problems to be overcome, the most challenging aspect of al...

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Main Author: Hoffmann, Per (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Authors: Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum Bremerhaven, George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund
Other Authors: Bojesen-Koefoed, Inger
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Bremerhaven : Archetype Publications ; In association with Deutsches Shiffahrtsmuseum, 2013
London : Bremerhaven : Archetype Publications, 2013
London : 2013
Subjects:
Historic preservation
Ships, Ancient > Conservation and restoration
Ships, Ancient
Ships, Medieval > Conservation and restoration
Ships, Medieval
Ships, Wooden > Conservation and restoration
Ships, Wooden
Underwater archaeology
Wood > Preservation
Conservation and restoration
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 From excavation to conservation 7
  • 1.1 Where will the ship end up? 7
  • 1.2 Reducing damage during salvage and transport 10
  • 1.3 Preparing the ship for conservation 15
  • 2 Wood in its archaeological context 19
  • 2.1 Sound wood 19
  • 2.2 Waterlogged wood 25
  • 3 Two approaches to the conservation of a ship or boat 39
  • 4 Methods of application of polyethylene glycol 43
  • 4.1 Some surprising laboratory experiments on wood 43
  • 4.2 Scaling up - ships in tanks 50
  • 4.3 One-step or two-step - the range of tank treatments 58
  • 4.4 Pumps and nozzles - spraying treatments 70
  • 4.5 Tank treatment versus spraying - a comparison 77
  • 5 The sucrose method 81
  • 5.1 Sugar in wood - laboratory experiments 81
  • 5.2 Ships in sugar - case studies 84
  • 6 The Lactitol method 93
  • 6.1 Lactitol in wood - laboratory experiments 93
  • 6.2 Lactitol treatments for large objects 94
  • 7 The Kauramin method / Per Hoffmann Hoffmann, Per, Markus Wittköpper Wittköpper, Markus 97
  • 7.1 Melamine in wood - laboratory experiments 97
  • 7.2 Two ships in Kauramin - a case study / Markus Wittköpper Wittköpper, Markus 100
  • 8 Freeze-drying of archaeological waterlogged wood / Poul Jensen Jensen, Poul, Kristiane Straetkvern Straetkvern, Kristiane, Inger Bojesen-Koefoed Bojesen-Koefoed, Inger, David Gregory Gregory, David 105
  • 8.1 The theory of freeze-drying 105
  • 8.2 Freeze-drying processes 109
  • 8.3 Ships in a vacuum chamber 113
  • 9 Choosing the 'best' method from PEG, sucrose, Lactitol and Kauramin 121
  • 9.1 Assessment of the methods taking various factors into account 121
  • 9.2 How to select the most appropriate method 133
  • 10 From conservation to presentation 137
  • 10.1 Cleaning and surface treatment 137
  • 10.2 Restoration and presentation 141
  • 10.3 Foreseeing the future 153
  • 10.4 Long-term care plans / James A. Spriggs Spriggs, James A 157
  • 11 Do effort and funds pay off in the end? 161.

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