Conservation of Archaeological Ships and Boats

By Per Hoffman

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 all these projects has been the conservation of the degraded wood, iron and other materials that make up a ship's hull and its contents. The materials and techniques used in this branch of conservation now are very different from those known about and used in the early 1960s when a truly scientific approach to conservation had yet to appear. The technology of waterlogged wood preservation has advanced enormously over the past five decades.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904982824
• ISBN13: 9781904982821
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Archetype Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.7"