Development of Storage and Assessment methods suited for organic Archaeological artefacts (StAr) - JPI-CH project. Issue 1 (1st April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ribechini, Erika; Lucejko, Jeannette J.; Mattonai, Marco; Modugno, Francesca; Chaumat, Gilles; Braovac, Susan; Steindal, Calin C.; Zborowska, Magdalena; Dňbrowski, Henryk P.; Fejfer, Mariusz
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 2204:Issue 1(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-04-01
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2204/1/012008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: StAr project - Development of Storage and assessment methods suited for organic archaeological artefacts – started in 2020 within the framework of Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage and Global Change (JPI-CH) Conservation, Protection and Use. The project arises from the need for chemical-physical stabilization strategies of archaeological finds (mainly wood and leather), for long time (up to several months) in the waterlogged state, i.e., under pre-treatment conditions, without compromising the archaeological and scientific evidences they contain. Several methods of controlling storage conditions will be tested on archaeological wooden and leather objects. The experimentations will entail a systematic chemical analysis and monitoring of the organic materials before, during and after storage in different conditions, both in laboratory and on-field at the Biskupin archaeological excavation site in Poland.