1st Edition

Elements of Archaeological Conservation

By J.M. Cronyn Copyright 1990
    348 Pages
    by Routledge

    348 Pages
    by Routledge

    Clearly laid out and fully illustrated, this is the only comprehensive book on the subject at an introductory level.

    Perfect as a practical reference book for professional and students who work with excavated materials, and as an introduction for those training as archaeological conservators.

    Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations and addresses, 1. Introducing archaeological conservation, 2. Agents of deterioration and preservation, 3. General techniques of conservation, 4. Siliceous and related materials, 5. Metals, 6. Organic materials, Archaeological conservation: a guide to organizations, training, and literature, References, Bibliography, Index

    Biography

    J.M. Cronyn

    'The result of nearly half a working lifetime spent teaching archaeological conservation ... it will become essential reading for students of conservation. As a mine of information it succeeds admirably, and no archaeological conservator can afford to be without it. It will be welcomed with open arms by a profession which is starved of text books' - W.A. Oddy, Minerva

    'As a textbook and guide to the problems, techniques and solutions in archaeological conservation this book is unrivalled' - The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology and Underwater Exploration