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The Neolithic site “La Marmotta”. DNA metabarcoding to identify the microbial deterioration of waterlogged archeological wood [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2023 Introduction: The evaluation of biological degradation of waterlogged archeological wood is crucial to choose the conservative and protective treatments to be applied to the wooden material.
Beccaccioli, Marzia +5 more
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In Situ Gel-Forming System for the Removal of Ferruginous Deposits on Nanhai I Shipwreck [PDF]
GelsThe removal of iron deposits on shipwreck surfaces by mechanical cleaning is labour-intensive work. This study develops an in situ gel and peeling cleaning method, utilising a carboxymethyl chitosan/tannic acid (CMCS/TA) colloidal solution spray on the surface of ferruginous deposits, promoting their removal by adhesion, chelation, and electrostatic ...
Jianrui Zha +4 more
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A new bio-oxidation method for removing iron deposits from waterlogged wood of Nanhai I shipwreck, Guangdong, China [PDF]
Engineering MicrobiologyThe widespread presence of iron and sulfur compounds such as pyrite in marine waterlogged archeological wood (WAW) can cause irreversible damage to the safety of its preservation. This issue has been a longstanding concern for cultural heritage conservation communities.
Yishu Wang +4 more
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Characterization of glass beads from Nanhai I shipwreck and new evidence of lead tin yellow type II in China [PDF]
Heritage Science, 2021 Abstract Glass beads excavated from Nanhai I shipwreck were investigated with scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrometer (SEM–EDS), Raman spectroscopy, multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD).
Chenxin Tian +5 more
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Characterization of degradation and iron deposits of the wood of Nanhai I shipwreck
Heritage Science, 2022 Abstract Nanhai I shipwreck was a large wooden merchant ship (22.15 m in length and 9.85 m in width) built in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279 A.D.) of China, which was heavily loaded with a large number of porcelain and iron artifacts. In the South China Sea, it was found in 1987 and lifted as a whole in 2007.
Hongying Zhang +3 more
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Application of Biology to Cultural Heritage [PDF]
, 2022 This book compiles the Special Issue of Applied Sciences, entitled “Application of Biology to Cultural Heritage”, and aims to cover all the latest outstanding progress on the biological and biochemical methods developed and applied to cultural heritage ...
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Heritage Science, 2023 Abstract The “Nanhai I” shipwreck is an important discovery in the underwater archaeology of China, and many ceramics have been unearthed. These ceramics are important material artifacts of China’s “Maritime Silk Road” and have considerable significance for the study of foreign trade in the Southern Song Dynasty ...
Benyuan Zhou +4 more
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, 2022 The Maritime Silk Road foregrounds the numerous networks that have been woven across oceanic geographies, tying world regions together often far more extensively than land-based routes.
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The method to soften the concretions of ceramics in the “Nanhai I” Shipwreck of China Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279AD) [PDF]
Heritage Science, 2018 Abstract The “Nanhai I” shipwreck of the Southern Song dynasty is the existent oldest and the most integrally preserved shipwreck in the world. Inside the shipwreck most of the ancient ceramics were covered with different types of concretions. In our work, different types of concretions were analyzed using stereomicroscopy, X-ray fluorescence
Yanrong Wang +5 more
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Historical Wood: Structure, Properties and Conservation [PDF]
, 2022 This book is a selection of manuscripts devoted to the conservation and preservation of wooden cultural heritage. The articles present the new methods for conservation of various historical wooden artefacts, reliable modern techniques for ...
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