45506
Accession Number
3744
Title Of Article Chaper
The construction of the treatment tanks used in the conservation of the wood of the Marsala Punic ship
Title Of Journal Book
Studies in conservation
Volume
22
Issue
3
Pages
158-160
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French; German
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The excavation of the third-century punic ship off the Isola Lunga, north of Marsala, required the setting up of a conservation laboratory to conserve the craft with polyethylene glycol. A cheap and effective tank system is described along with the results of the first batch of treated material.
Keywords
Wood, waterlogged polyethylene glycol ICCROM
pub_id
45506