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Publication Date: 2004-Mar
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The Freeze-Drying of Wet and Waterlogged Materials from Archaeological Excavations
Watson, Jacqui
Physics Education, v39 n2 p171-176 Mar 2004
Large quantities of wood and leather have been found in the waterlogged layers on archaeological excavations. Centuries of burial, however, have left these materials in a very degraded and vulnerable state such that if they dry out they will fall apart. This paper discusses the physics behind the freeze-drying techniques that allow the preservation of these artefacts and the importance of physics in preserving archeological specimens.
Descriptors: Physics, Archaeology, Scientific Methodology, Teaching Methods, Preservation, Water, Science Education
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Language: English
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