Wooden foundation piles and its underestimated relevance for cultural heritage

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 13, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Klaassen, René K W M ^a   Creemers, Jos G M ^a  

^a SHR Timber Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amsterdam; Bacterial wood degradation; Climate signal; Dating; Degradation velocity; Pine; Sapwood; Spruce; Venice; Wooden foundation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865966063     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2012.02.014     Document Type: Article

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