Dimensional stability of waterlogged wood treated with hydrolyzed feather keratin

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1240-1246

  Endo, Rie ^a   Kamei, Kaeko ^a   Iida, Ikuho ^b   Kawahara, Yutaka ^c  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Archaeological waterlogged wood; Conservation method; Feather keratin

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CONSERVATION; WATERLOGGING; WOOD;

ANSER; AVES;

EID: 40749126684     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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