Evidence of the degradation of middle Lamella in a waterlogged archaeological wood

Holzforschung

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-119

  Singh, Adya P ^a   Kim, Yoon Soo ^a   Wi, Seung Gon ^a   Lee, Kwang Ho ^a   Kim, Ik Joo ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b National Maritime Museum   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Archaeological wood; Middle lamella; Tunneling bacteria; Wood degradation

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EROSION;

WATERLOGGED ARCHAEOLOGICAL WOOD;

WOOD;

DEGRADATION; EROSION; MIDDLE LAMELLAE; QUERCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); QUERCUS;

EID: 0037234232     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2003.018     Document Type: Article

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