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Hygroscopicity of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood from Xiaobaijiao No.1 Shipwreck Related to Its Deterioration State. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2020
Waterlogged archaeological wood (WAW) artifacts, made of natural biodegradable polymers, are important parts of many precious cultural heritages. It is of great importance to understand the hygroscopic behavior of WAW in different deterioration states ...
Han L, Guo J, Wang K, Grönquist P, Li R, Tian X, Yin Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Even Visually Intact Cell Walls in Waterlogged Archaeological Wood Are Chemically Deteriorated and Mechanically Fragile: A Case of a 170 Year-Old Shipwreck. [PDF]

Molecules, 2020
Structural and chemical deterioration and its impact on cell wall mechanics were investigated for visually intact cell walls (VICWs) in waterlogged archaeological wood (WAW).
Han L, Tian X, Keplinger T, Zhou H, Li R, Svedström K, Burgert I, Yin Y, Guo J.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Investigation of Archaeological European White Elm (Ulmus laevis) for Identifying and Characterizing the Kind of Biological Degradation

Heritage, 2020
The current work aims at the study of the biological degradation of archaeological European white elm via microscopy and chemical analysis in order to identify the kind of biological degradation and characterize the state of preservation of this type of ...
Amir Ghavidel, Jana Gelbrich, Aldi Kuqo, Viorica Vasilache, Ion Sandu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Wooden Roof Framing Elements, Furniture and Furnishing of the Etruscan Domus of the Dolia of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany, Italy)

Heritage, 2021
The Etruscan Domus of the Dolia remained hidden until 2009, when archaeological excavations began in the Etruscan–Roman district of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany).
Ginevra Coradeschi, Massimo Beltrame, Simona Rafanelli, Costanza Quaratesi, Laura Sadori, Cristina Barrocas Dias   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prediction model of the hardness of waterlogged archaeological wood based on NIR spectroscopy

Heritage Science, 2023
The significance of waterlogged archaeological wood (WAW) lies in its profound informational value, encompassing historical, cultural, artistic, and scientific aspects of human civilization, and therefore need to be properly studied and preserved.
Tiantian Liu, Guanglan Xi, Xiangna Han, Yafang Yin, Liuyang Han   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Size Effect on Hygroscopicity of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood by Simultaneous Dynamic Vapour Sorption

Forests, 2023
Hygroscopicity is one of the most important properties of wood and plays a decisive role in its dimensional stability. In this context, conservation plans for waterlogged archaeological wood (WAW) and relevant waterlogged artefacts must be created.
Liuyang Han, Dehao Yu, Tiantian Liu, Xiangna Han, Guanglan Xi, Hong Guo   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Organosilicons of different molecular size and chemical structure as consolidants for waterlogged archaeological wood - a new reversible and retreatable method. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2020
Ineffectiveness of the chemicals applied so far for waterlogged wood conservation created the need to develop new more, efficient and reliable agents.
Broda M, Dąbek I, Dutkiewicz A, Dutkiewicz M, Popescu CM, Mazela B, Maciejewski H.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Molecular and crystal structures of cellulose in severely deteriorated archaeological wood

Cellulose, 2022
Preservation and conservation of archaeological wooden artifacts is extremely challenging due to a lack of knowledge about the hierarchical structure of preserved cellulose.
Juan Guo, Jiabao Chen, Qiulu Meng, Leon Ploszczanski, Jian’an Liu, Rupeng Luo, Tao Jin, P. Siedlaczek, H. Lichtenegger, Yafang Yin, H. Rennhofer   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Problem of Biological Destruction (by Carpenter Millers) of Wood in the Excavation of the "Archaeological Museum "Berestye": history, combating, prespectives

Археология евразийских степей, 2023
In 1968–1981 the archaeologists of the Institute of History of the BSSR Academy of Sciences, headed by Doctor of History P.F. Lysenko, conducted excavations on the Hospital Island (Volyn fortification) of the Brest Fortress (Brest, Republic of Belarus ...
Roman A. Sych
doaj   +1 more source

Scanning Electron Microscopy Protocol for Studying Anatomy of Highly Degraded Waterlogged Archaeological Wood

Forests, 2022
Waterlogged archaeological wood (WAW), approximately 4500 years old, from the prehistoric pile-dwelling settlement at Ljubljansko barje, Slovenia, was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We propose a simplified protocol for sample preparation
A. Balzano, M. Merela, K. Čufar
semanticscholar   +1 more source