1st Edition
Studies in Archaeological Conservation
List of Figures
Dedication to Holly Marston
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
1.1 Introduction, Chris Caple – The Challenges of Archaeological Conservation
Case Studies
Stone & Plaster
2.1 Bibi Beekman - The Conservation of a Viking Age Sculpture from York
2.2 Dipika Nadkarni – A Plaster Cast of a Mesopotamian Lioness from the Durham Oriental Museum
2.3 Lauren Piper - The Conservation of an Egyptian Rock Crystal Dish
2.4 Rhian Ward – The Conservation of a Fossil Suffering from Pyrite Decay
Ceramics & Glass
3.1 Hanna Bristow - Retreatment of an Archaeological Glass Beaker
3.2 Sara Gibson – Pierced Bronze Age Ceramic Vessel from Jericho
3.3 Tabatha Barton – Conservation of a Late Parthian-Early Sasanian Vessel
3.4 Maja Bolle - Conservation of an Archaic Cuneiform Tablet from Babylonia
3.5 Abby Moore – Boat Model Masthead in Faience
Metals
4.1 Bethan N. Bryan - Copper Alloy Objects Suspected of Bronze Disease: The Burrell Bronzes
4.2 Erik Farrell - Economy and Decision Making in the use of Benzotriazole
4.3 Fiona Jeffrey – Button from the River Wear, Durham
4.4 Alistair Threlfall - Cleaning, Consolidating and Reassembly of a Fragmentary Copper Alloy Object
4.5 Gary Bankhead – A Late-Medieval Pectoral Cross Pilgrim Sign from the River Wear, Durham
4.6 Charlotte E. Wilkinson – Conservation of a Pewter Dish from the wreck of the ‘Coronation’
4.7 Matthew Walker – The Conservation of Three 16th Century Archaeological Iron Keys
Organics: Wood, Textiles, Leather
5.1 Holly Marston – Interventive Conservation of a Waterlogged Wooden Bucket
5.2 Erik Farrell - Re-treatment of a Marine Archaeological Leather Shoe
5.3 Bibi Beekman – The Conservation of 38 Birch Bark Rolls from Star Carr
5.4 Maja Bolle - Investigation of a Charred Wooden Torso from Uruk
5.5 Katie Snow - Re-storage of Archaeological Textiles at the Museum of London
5.6 Susannah R. Bartindale – Conservation and Repackaging of a Collection of Coptic Textiles
Bone & Composite - Display
6.1 Jenny Ellison – Conservation Project: the Stengade Double Grave, Langeland Museum, Denmark
6.2 Cedeem Richardson - Conservation of Two World War I Rifles and a Military Equipment Belt
6.3 Eleanor Nethaway – Conservation of a Roman Skeleton
6.4 Ellie Rowley-Conwy - Treatment of a Block Lifted Chicken Skeleton
Biography
Chris Caple is Emeritus Reader in Conservation in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University, UK.
Vicky Garlick is an Assistant Teaching Fellow and Conservator in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University, UK.
