Open AccessEuropean Standards for Archaeological Wood - theoretical background, purpose, and application.
Author(s) -
Marco Fioravanti,
James A. Spriggs,
Charlotte Gjelstrup Björdal,
David Gregory,
Αναστασία Πούρνου,
Evan Peacock,
Kristiane Strætkvern,
Jana Gelbrich,
Quoc Khoi Tran
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/949/1/012107
Subject(s) - excavation , archaeology , natural (archaeology) , process (computing) , geography , computer science , operating system
The successful management of archaeological wood finds from waterlogged sites starts in the planning phase of any excavation. From the moment of exposure, waterlogged wood finds are extremely vulnerable to a range of man-made and natural threats. There is a real risk of losing the artefact if it is not handled and conserved properly. This paper describes the process leading to the creation of CEN TC346 Standards for waterlogged wood, and how they will be applied within archaeological excavations and conservation. These, it is confidently expected, will provide European archaeologists, conservators and archaeological curators clear guidelines and decision-making tools for effectively managing finds of wood from waterlogged sites.