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European Standards for Archaeological Wood - theoretical background, purpose, and application.

Year: 2020

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The successful management of archaeological wood finds from waterlogged sites starts in the planning phase of any excavation. From the moment of exposure, waterlogged wood finds are extremely vulnerable to a range of man-made and natural threats. There is a real risk of losing the artefact if it is not handled and conserved properly. This paper describes the process leading to the creation of CEN TC346 Standards for waterlogged wood, and how they will be applied within archaeological excavations and conservation. These, it is confidently expected, will provide European archaeologists, conservators and archaeological curators clear guidelines and decision-making tools for effectively managing finds of wood from waterlogged sites.

Source: IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering

DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/949/1/012107

Authors: M. Fioravanti, J. Spriggs, C. Björdal, D. Gregory, A. Pournou, E.A. Peacock, K. Straetkvern, J. Gelbrich, Q. Khoï Tran

Institutions: University of Florence, University of Gothenburg, National Museum of Denmark, University of West Attica, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, CEA Grenoble

Language: English

Topic: Conservation Techniques and Studies

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3102863660

FWCI: 1.557

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