Laboratory experiments as support for development of in situ conservation methods

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites

Volumn 14, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 7-15

  Gelbrich, Jana ^a   Kretschmar, Ev Iris ^b   Lamersdorf, Norbert ^c   Militz, Holger ^c  

^a German Maritime Museum   (Germany)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decay simulation; Erosion bacteria; In situ conservation; Microcosms; Preservation strategies; Waterlogged wood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873884508     PISSN: 13505033     EISSN: 17535522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1350503312Z.0000000001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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