Conservation and in situ preservation of wooden shipwrecks from marine environments

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 13, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Gregory, David ^a   Jensen, Poul ^a   Strætkvern, Kristiane ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assessment; Conservation; Deterioration; In situ preservation; Marine; Waterlogged archaeological wood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865963287     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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