Notice catalographique « An investigation into the deterioration of tin ingots excavated from the 14th century B.C. shipwreck, the Ulu Burun »
- Titre
- An investigation into the deterioration of tin ingots excavated from the 14th century B.C. shipwreck, the Ulu Burun
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Lipcsei, Laura
- Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, Ont.
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2001
- Collation
- 77 p.
- Résumé
- The purpose of this study was to investigate the deterioration of tin ingots recovered from the late 14th century B.C. shipwreck off Ulu Burun (Kas) Turkey. As so little elemental tin has been preserved and excavated from underwater sites to date, the Ulu Burun ingots offer a unique opportunity to study the corrosion products and deterioration of ancient tin artifacts from a natural marine environment. The current investigation had four major objectives: 1) to identify corrosion products; 2) to confirrn or refute the presence of 'tin pest', which has been asserted to be one of the major reasons for the disintegration of the ingots, and which is a topic of much controversy in the conservation and museum communities; 3) to obtain information about the site environment in which the Ulu Burun artifacts have been found and 4) to contribute to the overall understanding of marine tin corrosion.
- Notes
- Research Report (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 2001
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Underwater archaeology
- Tin - Corrosion
- Antiques - Conservation and restoration
- Antiquités (objets anciens) – Conservation et restauration
- Archéologie sous-marine
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- CC 137 T5 L56
- Clé
- 13026
- Collection
- Catalogue