45618
Accession Number
493
Title Of Article Chaper
The preservation of under-water archeological specimens in plastic
Title Of Journal Book
Curator
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
32-36
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The Curator, Medical Museum Laboratory, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and a Museum Aide, Division of Naval History, Smithsonian Museum, discuss the necessity for immediate and effective preservation treatment of ferrous metal specimens recovered from under-water sites and describe the successful embedding of a wrought iron swivel gun and a battle sword in polyester alkyd styrene blocks.
Keywords
Synthetic-resin, specimen embedding; Metal, protection; Metal, conservation archaeology; Metal, sea corrosion; Archaeology, underwater artifact conservation ICCROM
pub_id
45618