Chemical characterisation of degraded wood in ships discovered in a recent excavation of the Etruscan and Roman harbour of Pisa

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-83

  Giachi, Gianna ^a   Bettazzi, Francesca ^b   Chimichi, Stefano ^b   Staccioli, Giuseppe ^c  

^a Soprintendenza Beni Archeo/Toscana   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Chimica Organica   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Roman shipwrecks; Waterlogged archaeological wood; Wood degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042342739     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1296-2074(03)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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