Observations on microbial growth during conservation treatment of waterlogged archaeological wood

2001 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.G. Björdal ◽  
T. Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Growth ◽  
Archaeological Wood ◽  
Conservation Treatment ◽  
Waterlogged Archaeological Wood

scholarly journals Even Visually Intact Cell Walls in Waterlogged Archaeological Wood Are Chemically Deteriorated and Mechanically Fragile: A Case of a 170 Year-Old Shipwreck

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liuyang Han ◽  
Xingling Tian ◽  
Tobias Keplinger ◽  
Haibin Zhou ◽  
Ren Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Intact Cell ◽  
Nitrogen Adsorption ◽  
Wet Chemistry ◽  
Archaeological Wood ◽  
Waterlogged Archaeological Wood ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Crystallite Structure ◽  
Cell Wall Mechanics

Structural and chemical deterioration and its impact on cell wall mechanics were investigated for visually intact cell walls (VICWs) in waterlogged archaeological wood (WAW). Cell wall mechanical properties were examined by nanoindentation without prior embedding. WAW showed more than 25% decrease of both hardness and elastic modulus. Changes of cell wall composition, cellulose crystallite structure and porosity were investigated by ATR-FTIR imaging, Raman imaging, wet chemistry, 13C-solid state NMR, pyrolysis-GC/MS, wide angle X-ray scattering, and N2 nitrogen adsorption. VICWs in WAW possessed a cleavage of carboxyl in side chains of xylan, a serious loss of polysaccharides, and a partial breakage of β-O-4 interlinks in lignin. This was accompanied by a higher amount of mesopores in cell walls. Even VICWs in WAW were severely deteriorated at the nanoscale with impact on mechanics, which has strong implications for the conservation of archaeological shipwrecks.

New trials in the consolidation of waterlogged archaeological wood with different acetone-carried products

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 2957-2967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianna Giachi ◽  
Chiara Capretti ◽  
Ines D. Donato ◽  
Nicola Macchioni ◽  
Benedetto Pizzo
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Wood ◽  
Waterlogged Archaeological Wood

scholarly journals Testing the Effectiveness of Protocols for Removal of Common Conservation Treatments for Radiocarbon Dating

Radiocarbon ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Brock ◽  
Michael Dee ◽  
Andrew Hughes ◽  
Christophe Snoeck ◽  
Richard Staff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Solvent ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Cellulose Nitrate ◽  
Acid Base ◽  
Acrylic Polymers ◽  
Archaeological Wood ◽  
Conservation Treatment ◽  
Chemical Pretreatments ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractTo achieve a reliable radiocarbon (14C) date for an object, any contamination that may be of a different age must be removed prior to dating. Samples that have been conserved with treatments such as adhesives, varnishes or consolidants can pose a particular challenge to 14C dating. At the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU), common examples of such substances encountered include shellac, the acrylic polymers Paraloid B-67 and B-72, and vinyl acetate-derived polymers (e.g. PVA). Here, a non-carbon-containing absorbent substrate called Chromosorb® was deliberately contaminated with a range of varieties or brands of these conservation treatments, as well as two cellulose nitrate lacquers. A selection of chemical pretreatments was tested for their efficiency at removing them. While the varieties of shellac and Paraloid tested were completely removed with some treatments (water/methanol and acetone/methanol/chloroform sequential washes, respectively), no method was found that was capable of completely removing any of the vinyl acetate-derived materials or the cellulose nitrate lacquers. While Chromosorb is not an exact analog of archaeological wood or bone, for example, this study suggests that it may be possible to remove aged shellac and Paraloid from archaeological specimens with standard organic solvent-acid-base-acid pretreatments, but it may be significantly more difficult to remove vinyl acetate-derived polymers and cellulose nitrate lacquers sufficiently to provide reliable 14C dates. The four categories of conservation treatment studied demonstrate characteristic FTIR spectra, while highlighting subtle chemical and molecular differences between different varieties of shellac, Paraloid and cellulose nitrate lacquers, and significant differences between the vinyl acetate derivatives.

scholarly journals Essential Oils as Alternative Biocides for the Preservation of Waterlogged Archaeological Wood

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2015
Author(s):  
Federica Antonelli ◽  
Marco Bartolini ◽  
Marie-Laure Plissonnier ◽  
Alfonso Esposito ◽  
Giulia Galotta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oils ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Treated Wood ◽  
Biological Degradation ◽  
Archaeological Wood ◽  
Waterlogged Archaeological Wood ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Generation Sequencing

Waterlogged archaeological wood is exposed to a high risk of biological degradation during the post-excavation phases of storage and restoration. For this reason, often biocides must be used to preserve wooden remains. In the present work three essential oils (cinnamon, wild thyme, and common thyme) were tested as possible alternative biocides to use in the preservation of waterlogged archaeological wood. The oils were first tested in vitro to establish the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and to evaluate the biocidal activity on selected fungal strains. Then, the established MIC was applied on waterlogged archaeological wood samples and during an actual restoration treatment. The effectiveness of the oils was evaluated through cultural analyses, ATP quantification, and next-generation sequencing. The results showed that the oils caused a significant decrease in the vitality of fungal mycelia grown in vitro and of the microbiota present in treated wood and storage water. Furthermore, an influence on the composition of the bacterial communities of treated wood samples was observed. Although further tests are needed to evaluate interferences with the materials used during restoration procedures, essential oils could be considered as a possible alternative to the currently used biocide.

THE CHARACTERIZATION OF WATERLOGGED ARCHAEOLOGICAL WOOD: THE THREE ROMAN SHIPS FOUND IN NAPLES (ITALY)*

Archaeometry ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 855-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. CAPRETTI ◽  
N. MACCHIONI ◽  
B. PIZZO ◽  
G. GALOTTA ◽  
G. GIACHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Wood ◽  
Waterlogged Archaeological Wood

Bio-based consolidants for waterlogged archaeological wood: Assessment of the performance and optimization of the diagnostic protocol

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Alessandra Papacchini ◽  
Simona Dominici ◽  
Giuseppina Di Giulio ◽  
Marco Fioravanti ◽  
Antonella Salvini
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Wood ◽  
Waterlogged Archaeological Wood ◽  
Diagnostic Protocol
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