Depth of burial, an important factor in controlling bacterial decay of waterlogged archaeological poles

Björdal, Charlotte Gjelstrup; Daniel, Geoffrey; Nilsson, Thomas

doi:10.1016/s0964-8305(00)00035-4

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“…The reburial environment composed of sediments collected from near-by sites may be successful in terms of the re-establishment of site characteristics similar to the pre-excavation one. In parallel with the previous research results (Björdal et al 2000), minimum 50 cm thickness of infill from the top level of the ruins was preferred (IZTEK 2010, December). The pH value of the thermal water, which will be circulating within the infill, is 7.435 (IZTEK 2010, April).…”

Section: Characteristics Of Allianoisupporting

confidence: 80%

“…Thus research is ongoing into hydrological parameters influencing in situ preservation of archaeological heritage (Holden et al 2009). Chemical (Matthiesen 2004;Jordan 2001), physical (Björdal et al 2000;Lillie et al 2008) and biological (Douterelo et al 2010;Lillie and Smith 2007) factors that will lead to the correct definition, establishment, and monitoring of environmental conditions have been studied. Nevertheless, the research results on long-term monitoring of such sites are not sufficient at present.…”

Section: Hamamcioglu-turan Et Almentioning

confidence: 99%

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Protection of Archaeological Remains in the Yortanli Dam Reservoir in Turkey

Hamamcıoğlu-Turan

Arisoy

Nuhoğlu

et al. 2013

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

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Section: Characteristics Of Allianoisupporting

confidence: 80%

Section: Hamamcioglu-turan Et Almentioning

confidence: 99%

Protection of Archaeological Remains in the Yortanli Dam Reservoir in Turkey

Hamamcıoğlu-Turan

Arisoy

Nuhoğlu

et al. 2013

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

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“…Erosion bacteria decay progresses slowly inwards until all cellulose rich areas are utilised. In a Viking pole, 1200 years old, this process was found to be still active in the interior parts (Björdal et al, 2000). This allowed us to conclude that the process may go on for thousands of years.…”

Section: Charlotte Gjelstrup Björdalmentioning

confidence: 77%

Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage – Florence 2007

Uzielli¹

2010

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The financial contribution of COST Action IE0601 and of University of Florence for covering the publication costs of this volume are gratefully ackwnoledged Main objectives and resultsThe main objectives of the Workshop, which have been achieved at a quite satisfactory level, can be summarized as follows:a) To present a "state of the art" about selected subjects dealt with by the Action (From the program: "Historic wood -structure and properties", "Wood material -ageing and non-biological degradation", "Assessment & Diagnosis", "Diagnosing the surface of painted wood" "Diagnosing the efficiency of object treatments", "Contributions from Wood Science to conservation issues", "Expressing needs in the field of conservation, of objects and/or monuments, in matter of Wood Science"); b) To improve mutual knowledge and acquaintance between MC Members, and WG members; c) To present current ongoing research, and inform specialists of different fields, all working towards conservation of WCHOs (Wooden Objects belonging to the Cultural Heritage), about the work of their colleagues and the scientific work being carried out in different Institutions; d) To provide an opportunity for discussing interdisciplinary subjects, which are very important for study and conservation of WCHOs; e) To identify the main subjects to be discussed in forthcoming activities.In fact this Workshop was instrumental for defining and addressing the future activities of the Action; a very good atmosphere, full of enthusiasm and of availability towards cooperation, emerged, and has been maintained during successive activities. The previous meeting (in Tervuren) and this one were both organized at short notice, as is normally the case at the beginning of an Action. They allowed interactions between scientists who often met for the first time and exchanges of general information from subjects of other fields. In the plenary meetings which followed, scientific contributions on well-focused subjects have been made possible by the longer time allowed for submission of papers. In this occasion several topics were also suggested for future general or focused meetings. Allocating and refereeing the PapersFor this Workshop, the Steering Committee (see Annex 2) fulfilled the role of Scientific Committee, preparing and managing its scientific aspects, and organising the refereeing process of the submitted papers, all of which have been peer-reviewed for this publication. Emphasis should be given to the fact that all accepted paper were deemed of high scientific calibre and deserved the same "dignity", no matter whether they were allocated as Oral presentations or Posters, such allocation being dictated by inescapable time constraints. Unfortunately some Authors were not able to submit their paper for publication; the titles of their presentations can be found in the Programme (Appendix 2). In some cases, the screen presentations they offered can be found on the Action's website . Others, not being of English mother tongue, submitted...

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“…However, wood in a near-anaerobic waterlogged environment is degraded very slowly by erosion bacteria exclusively (Björdal et al, 1999;Blanchette et al, 1990;Kim et al, 1996), and these bacteria do not have the same destructive effect on the wood material. Low oxygen concentrations inhibit microbial degradation of wood (Björdal et al, 2000), and wood exposed in a waterlogged oxygen free environment has so far shown no indication of microbial degradation (unpublished results).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%